insensitive
adjectives
not responsive to physical stimuli
"insensitive to radiation"
antonym
is similar to
devoid of physical sensation; numb
"his gums were dead from the novocain"; "she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth"; "a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities"
is an attribute of
the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
"a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity"; "the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth"
deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive
"insensitive to the needs of the patients"
is similar to
emotionally hardened
"a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion"
is similar to
(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
"passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy"
is similar to
blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
"a dull gaze"; "so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"- Willa Cather
is similar to
unaware of or indifferent to
"insensible to the suffering around him"
is an attribute of
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
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