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

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

He is called Allan, a name that, when spoken out loud, sort of sounds like an attempt to clear the phlegm from your throat. —Vulture, 15 Dec. 2023

In adults, symptoms typically include a bad cough that lasts three weeks or longer, chest pain, or coughing up blood or phlegm, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. —Aria Bendix, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2023