What is another word for insensitive?
Synonyms for insensitive
ɪnˈsɛn sɪ tɪvin·sen·si·tive
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insensitiveadjective
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unaffectedinsensitiveadjective
Not having normal physical feeling
Synonyms:
unaffectedinsensitiveadjective
Not having normal emotional feelings, cold, tactless, undiplomatic
Synonyms:
unaffected
Princeton's WordNet
insensitiveadjective
not responsive to physical stimuli
"insensitive to radiation"
Antonyms:
highly sensitive, thin-skinned, radiosensitive, irritable, responsive, light-sensitive, photosensitive, alive(p), sensitive, excitable, erogenous, delicate, feisty, oversensitive, nociceptive, touchy, huffy, reactiveinsensitiveadjective
deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive
"insensitive to the needs of the patients"
Antonyms:
photosensitive, touchy, light-sensitive, delicate, responsive, excitable, irritable, huffy, nociceptive, thin-skinned, reactive, sensitive, radiosensitive, oversensitive, highly sensitive, feisty, erogenous, alive(p)
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "insensitive":
impervious, unresponsive, callous, numb, indelicate, unsympathetic, indifferent, uncaring, heartless, cold-hearted, unmoved, oblivious, fearless
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#22833 | insensitive | |
#23051 | numb | |
#23219 | fearless | |
#23920 | unaffected | |
#24087 | indifferent | |
#33501 | oblivious | |
#34855 | impervious | |
#42154 | heartless | |
#47836 | unresponsive | |
#53842 | callous | |
#77099 | unmoved | |
#83686 | uncaring | |
#84577 | unsympathetic | |
#230883 | indelicate |
How to use insensitive in a sentence?
I initiated a moratorium against the death penalty in Washington State in 2014, and our rationale for that decision was affirmed by our (state) Supreme Court decision in 2018, when they invalidated the death penalty statute, they made clear, and we know this to be true, that the penalty has been applied unequally and in a racially insensitive manner.
Bethel AME Church comes across insensitive, bethel AME Church comes across as grandstanding, people coming to get their 15 minutes of fame.
If the queen is willing to meet our arrogant and insensitive president, she has no excuse not to meet me - I'm nowhere near as bad.
To be on board and confronted by a safety video you’re obliged to watch set in Antarctica is beyond ironic, it is the ultimate insensitive insult to the families, both immediate and wider.
That was wrong, that was absolutely incorrect, it was insensitive and it was inappropriate. ... The IRS would like to apologize for that.
Translations for insensitive
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- insensibleCatalan, Valencian
- insensibleSpanish
- turta, tunteeton, kylmä, tunnotonFinnish
- insensibleFrench
- 無神経, 鈍感, 平気Japanese
- insensívelPortuguese
- okänslig, känslolösSwedish
- 麻木不仁Chinese
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