Synonyms of phlegm

phlegm

noun

ˈflem 

as in numbness

a lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness

a man of remarkable phlegm, never showing enthusiasm nor displeasure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• numbness
• impassiveness
• impassivity
• emptiness
• coldness
• apathy
• insensibility
• emotionlessness
• detachment
• affectlessness
• callosity
• hardness
• imperturbability
• coolness
• blankness
• heartlessness
• obduracy
• bloodlessness
• indifference
• stiffness
• callousness
• deadness
• vacancy
• insensitivity
• halfheartedness
• woodenness
• unconcern
• aloofness
• hard-heartedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• emotion
• feeling
• sensibility
• sympathy
• sensitivity
• pity
• compassion
• empathy
• understanding
• warmth
• tenderness
• receptivity
• responsiveness
• hysteria
• melodrama
• solicitude
• hysterics
• vehemence
• receptiveness
• histrionics
• hand-wringing

Examples of phlegm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, something as simple as coughing up phlegm is exponentially more difficult and exhausting for a quadriplegic than for most non-disabled people. —Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

What are the symptoms of active TB? Symptoms include a bad cough that lasts three or more weeks, pain in the chest and coughing up blood or phlegm. —Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2024

The way the seasons withered crops or provoked tree sap to flow might manifest in the body as yellow bile surging in the summer, and cold, wet phlegm dripping in the winter. —Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023

According to health officials, TB is easily spread in crowds or people living in crowded conditions and symptoms can include coughing that lasts at least two weeks, chest pain, coughing up blood or phlegm, weakness or fatigue, weight loss, chills, fever, night sweats and loss of appetite. —Stepheny Price, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2023