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Antonyms for insensitive
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : in-sen-si-tiv |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɛn sɪ tɪv |
Definition of insensitive
Origin :- c.1600, "having little or no reaction to what is perceived by one's senses," from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + sensitive. For sense, see insensate. Meaning "without consideration for the feelings of others" attested by 1975. Related: Insensitively.
- adj indifferent, callous
- adj numb
- Calhoun drew a sample of blood from the insensitive area on Murgatroyd's flank.
- Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
- Should it not be considered a mark of defective cultivation to be insensitive to color?
- Extract from : « A Color Notation » by Albert H. Munsell
- He was too insensitive to be reached by words, no matter how she pelted them at him.
- Extract from : « The Fighting Edge » by William MacLeod Raine
- So this that quivered in his thick fingers, too insensitive to feel it, was a valentine for him!
- Extract from : « Five Tales » by John Galsworthy
- All insensitive tissues are made with a single sample of hard gelatine.
- Extract from : « The Barnet Book of Photography » by Various
- She was jealous, or insensitive to what was beautiful or noble in people.
- Extract from : « The Quest » by Frederik van Eeden
- The witness thought Helene too insensitive and reproached her.
- Extract from : « She Stands Accused » by Victor MacClure
- Look at the modelling of the hands: they are as insensitive and convictionless as lumps of bread.
- Extract from : « Pot-Boilers » by Clive Bell
- They were handsome, and not insensitive; but they showed egoism, combined with sensuality.
- Extract from : « Bella Donna » by Robert Hichens
- Although he was not an insensitive man, he was a man of generous nature.
- Extract from : « Bella Donna » by Robert Hichens
Synonyms for insensitive
- aloof
- anesthetized
- asleep
- benumbed
- bloodless
- coldhearted
- crass
- dead
- deadened
- feelingless
- hard
- hard as nails
- hard-boiled
- hardened
- hardhearted
- heartless
- immune to
- imperceptive
- impervious to
- incurious
- insensible
- nonreactive
- obtuse
- senseless
- stony
- tactless
- thick-skinned
- tough
- uncaring
- unconcerned
- unfeeling
- unkind
- unresponsive
- unsusceptible
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