Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: deaf

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

Alabama-born Helen Keller, who was deaf and blind, overcame great odds to succeed as an author and lecturer.

Source: https://www.moneytalksnews.com/slideshows/do-you-know-whats-on-your-states-quarter/

All of these careers actually have deaf people already performing in those careers, so think of the deaf actors when you’re in the writers room.”

Source: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/variety-inclusion-gathering-disability-representation-hollywood-1235779493/

All of these careers actually have deaf people already performing in those careers, so think of the deaf actors when you’re in the writers room.”

Source: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/variety-inclusion-gathering-disability-representation-hollywood-1235779493/

“A lot of deaf people feel inferior to hearing people because of how excluded they are.

Source: https://seattlemedium.com/how-to-acknowledge-and-include-the-deaf-community-during-deaf-awareness-month/

As temple president, I soon became aware of the Jewish Deaf Congress, a national resource center, rooted in Judaism and the deaf experience, with the goal of life-long Jewish learning and discovery.

Source: https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/355300/jewish-deaf-support-and-the-right-to-community/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jewish-deaf-support-and-the-right-to-community

At the police training academy, cadets receive 40 hours of Spanish instruction geared toward what Greenwalt described as getting “through a basic traffic stop” and training on communicating with deaf and hard-of-hearing people and using the language line.

Source: https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2023/11/public-safety-commission-encourages-language-accessibility-across-public-safety-agencies/

Bailey Boecker related how she was able to communicate with a deaf worker at a local store by signing.

Source: http://putnamsentinel.com/Content/News/Local-News/Article/Unique-second-language-offered-at-Ottawa-Glandorf-High/1/1/34008

“Because of this, we are going from strength to strength as an organisation and a community, and we are confident that we will continue to grow moving forward in becoming the focal point for the deaf community in the north west and the west as a whole.”

Source: https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/graduation-ceremony-for-sign-language-students-in-derry-4179263

Being deaf has also given me a unique relationship with words because, typically, when a writer writes they write according to how words sound.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/disability-conference-saskatoon-1.6727471?cmp=rss

But apparently the case fell on deaf ears and collapsed.

Source: https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/10/28/really-weird-lawsuits-would-not-believe-ever-filed/

But Braudel’s and Delors’s warnings fell on deaf ears in the member states, who feared (and still fear) that a more federal and social Europe would undermine national sovereignty.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/08/03/europe-technocracy-drama-brussels-eu-emotion-ukraine/

But more often than not, their concerns and requests have fallen on deaf ears.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/11/11/massachusetts-transportation-secretary-vows-change-to-states-most-dangerous-intersection/

But the market reaction, including what may turn out to be the largest drop in Italian 10-year yields for almost three years, suggests such hawkish rhetoric is starting to fall on deaf ears.

Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/economy/arid-41063387.html

But when the council is totally deaf to appeals from the residents for normal behaviour, I get it.

Source: https://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/23695582.chester-road-council-update-controversial-cycle-scheme/?ref=rss

By the same token, you can’t let abusive parents be interpreters for their deaf abused children.

Source: https://www.philasun.com/local/roz-mckelvey-founder-of-germantown-deaf-ministries-fellowship-marks-a-milestone/

Calls for time largely fall on deaf ears in Glasgow and Beale takes no solace from the fact that the defeat was the first that he has suffered in 15 matches.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/23359439.michael-beale-details-rangers-rebuild-reflects-celtic-defeat/?ref=rss

Carey Mulligan was incorrectly announced as the winner of the supporting actress award at the Baftas after a translation gaffe while deaf actor Troy Kotsur was presenting.

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/national/23332324.carey-mulligan-incorrectly-named-bafta-winner-signing-translation-gaffe/?ref=rss

Charles and Kari not only travel to different events around the country to meet and sign with deaf children, but they also meet people virtually.

Source: https://www.chipchick.com/2023/12/hes-been-traveling-the-country-as-deaf-santa-claus-allowing-children-the-opportunity-to-meet-and-communicate-with-santa-in-asl.html