[O]ver her flayed, exposed soul of a young girl who had gone open and warm to give herself to the children, there set a hard, insentient thing, that worked mechanically according to a system imposed.
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Insentient
Synonyms for "insentient" (48 found)
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mutenonconsciousnonlivingnumbnumbedobdurateobtusesenselesssoullessthick skinnedthick wittedthick-skinnedthick-wittedunanimatedunconsciousunfeelingunfeltunimpressibleunimpressionableunperceptive
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His thought is tied, the curving prow / Of motion moored to rock; / And minutes burst upon a brow / Insentient to shock.
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