Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun deaf-mute

1 sense of deaf-mute

Sense 1
mute, deaf-mute, deaf-and-dumb person -- (a deaf person who is unable to speak)
       => deaf person -- (a person with a severe auditory impairment)

Antonyms of adj deaf-mute

1 sense of deaf-mute

Sense 1
deaf-and-dumb, deaf-mute -- (lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak)

INDIRECT (VIA deaf) -> hearing -- (able to perceive sound)

Similarity of adj deaf-mute

1 sense of deaf-mute

Sense 1
deaf-and-dumb, deaf-mute -- (lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak)
       => deaf (vs. hearing) -- (lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part)