Synonyms of the word

deaf

• adj. Unable to hear, or only partially able to hear.
• adj. Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive; regardless.
• adj. Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
• adj. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) Decayed; tasteless; dead.
• n. A deaf person.
• n. (with "the") Those who are deaf, taken as a group.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To deafen.

deaf-mute

• adj. (now offensive) Unable to hear or speak.
• n. (now offensive) A person who is unable to hear or speak.

deafen

• v. To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
• v. To make soundproof.
• v. (rare, dialectal) To stun (as with noise), also used figuratively.

deafened

• v. simple past tense and past participle of deafen.

desensitise

• v. Alternative spelling of desensitize.

desensitize

• v. To cause to become less sensitive or insensitive.

hearing-impaired

• adj. Having some degree of deafness; hard of hearing.

heedless

• adj. Unaware, without noticing.

indifferent

• adj. Not caring or concerned; uninterested, apathetic.
• adj. Mediocre, usually used negatively in modern usage.
• adj. Having no preference or bias, being impartial.
• adj. Not making a difference; without significance or importance.
• adj. (mechanics) Being in the state of neutral equilibrium.
• adv. (obsolete) To some extent, in some degree (intermediate between very and not at all); moderately, tolerably,…

people

• n. Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two…
• n. (countable) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group,…
• n. A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler.
• n. One's colleagues or employees.
• n. A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
• n. The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the…
• n. plural of person.
• v. (transitive) To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
• v. (intransitive) To become populous or populated.
• v. (transitive) To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.

stone-deaf

• adj. Completely deaf.

thoughtless

• adj. Marked by or showing lack of due thought or care; careless.
• adj. Inconsiderate, inattentive.
• adj. Lacking thought or consideration.

tone-deaf

• adj. Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.
• adj. (colloquial) Having little appreciation of music, whether or not as a result of tone deafness.

unhearing

• adj. Not hearing.

unheeding

• adj. Showing disregard.