Synonyms for Insensitive

Synonyms for "insensitive" (156 found)

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Closest matches (32)

aloof anesthetic anesthetized apathetic asleep barbarian benumbed blanket blind bloodless blunt boorish brutal caddish callous callousedcase hardenedcase-hardened casual chill

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coarse coldcold bloodedcold of heartcold-blooded

Adjective(5 words)

blindest callous callusedcareless behaviorclosed minded

Verb(1 words)

blunted

Noun(1 words)

callousing

Strong matches (46)

cold-hearted coldblooded coldhearted comatose crude dead deadened deaf dull flinthearted flinty general hardhard of hearthardened hardhearted heartless ill-bred impassible impassive

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imperceptive impercipient impervious imprudent inconsiderate incurious indifferent indiscreet indiscriminate indiscriminative indurated inhuman insensate insensible insentient insusceptible inured

Adjective(6 words)

crass facetious hurtfulimpolite questioninattentive indifferent

Verb(2 words)

deafened indurate

Noun(1 words)

emotionally unaware

Related words (78)

loutish louty merciless monstrous nasty nonjudgmental numb numbed obdurate oblivious obtuse offensive pachydermatous philistine phlegmatic promiscuousproof againstrocky senseless steeled

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Adjective(2 words)

mean stern

Verb(1 words)

narcotised

Adjective(9 words)

numb stoic stubborn tactless unaware unempathetic unfeelingunfeeling beingunreceptive

Noun(1 words)

people insensitive

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

2 entries

adjectivedescriptive term

More specific

10 entries

callousness inattentiveness indifference inflexibility numbness obstinacy rigiditysocial awkwardnesstactlessnesstone deafness

Collocations

5 entries

insensitive behaviorinsensitive commentinsensitive jokeinsensitive remarkinsensitive to criticism

Inflections

2 entries

more insensitivemost insensitive

Derivations

2 entries

insensitively insensitivity

Antonyms

1 entries

sensitive

similar

18 entries

callous dead deadened dull hard indurate insensible insusceptible numb pachydermatous soulless thick-skinned tough tough-skinned unaffected unreactive

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Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I dislike Chris because he is very rude and insensitive.

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Soles of the feet are insensitive to heat and cold.

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She is not so insensitive a girl as to laugh at a funeral.

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This director is not insensitive to criticism.

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Insensitive