deaf
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Sense: Adjective: unable to hear - sometimes capitalized
Synonyms:
Deaf Collocations, hard of hearing, hearing-impaired , profoundly deaf, deaf-mute, unhearing, deaf and dumb , unable to hear, partially deaf, deafened, stone-deaf, tone deaf
Antonyms:
Sense: Adjective: unwilling to listen - often followed by 'to' - sometimes offensive
Synonyms:
blind Collocations , closed Collocations, unwilling to listen, heedless, unconcerned, unmoved, unaffected, indifferent, unresponsive, inattentive, unheedful
Antonyms:
listening Collocations, attentive Collocations, aware Collocations, interested Collocations, alert Collocations