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Synonyms for INSENSITIVE: ruthless, merciless, callous, abusive, hard, harsh, stony, hateful; Antonyms of INSENSITIVE: sensitive, sympathetic, warm, charitable, compassionate, humane, merciful, gentle.
1. a. : lacking feeling or tact. so insensitive as to laugh at someone in pain. b. : not responsive or susceptible. insensitive to the demands of the public. 2. : not physically or chemically sensitive.
not aware of other people’s feelings, or not showing sympathy for the feelings of other people: The governor apologized for his insensitive remarks about the homeless. Insensitive can also mean not noticing the effects of something or unable to feel something: His feet seem to be insensitive to pain.
insensitive. adjective. These are words and phrases related to insensitive. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of insensitive. He was always insensitive to the feelings of others. The fisherman's hands were insensitive to the cold.
Insensitive definition: deficient in human sensibility, acuteness of feeling, or consideration; unfeeling; callous. See examples of INSENSITIVE used in a sentence.
When you're insensitive, you're not feeling something. You can be insensitive to the weather or other people's problems. This word has two meanings that are closely related. When your foot is asleep, it's insensitive or numb — you can't feel your friend poking at it.
insensitive (to something) not aware of changing situations, and therefore of the need to react to them. The government seems totally insensitive to the mood of the country. Many of the institutions were insensitive to the needs of their patients. insensitive (to something) not able to feel or react to something.
not readily responsive or aware: insensitive to the needs of the peasants. in•sen′si•tive•ness, in•sen′si•tiv′i•ty, n. Synonyms: unsympathetic, callous, coldhearted, cold-hearted, uncaring, more... Collocations: an insensitive [person, adult, child], an insensitive [comment, reply], don't be so insensitive, more...
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adjective. 1. deficient in human sensibility, acuteness of feeling, or consideration; unfeeling; callous. an insensitive person. 2. not physically sensitive. insensitive skin. 3. not affected by physical or chemical agencies or influences.
