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Pronunciation:
[ ɪnsˈɛnsɪtˌɪv], [ ɪnsˈɛnsɪtˌɪv], [ ɪ_n_s_ˈɛ_n_s_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_v]
Insensitive is a word that carries a negative connotation and is often used to describe someone who lacks compassion or is thoughtless. Some synonyms for insensitive include callous, unfeeling, hard-hearted, indifferent, and apathetic. A callous person is one who is emotionally hardened and indifferent to others' feelings, while someone who is unfeeling lacks empathy and compassion. A hard-hearted individual is similarly cold and unsympathetic, while someone who is indifferent may lack concern or interest in others. Finally, an apathetic person may display a lack of emotion or enthusiasm, further emphasizing their insensitivity towards others.
Related words: insensitive to, insensitive to time, insensitive to other input, being insensitive, unresponsive
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Similar words for insensitive:
- blind (adjective)
- blunt (adjective)
- dead (adjective)
- gauche (adjective)
- indiscreet (adjective)
- insensitive (adjective)
- numb (adjective)
- rocky (adjective)
- senseless (adjective)
- soulless (adjective)
- thick (adjective)
- thick-skinned (adjective)
- thoughtless (adjective)
- ungentlemanly (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- aware (adjective)
- benumbed (adjective)
- bloodless (adjective)
- callous (adjective)
- cold-hearted (adjective)
- gross (adjective)
- hardhearted (adjective)
- obtuse (adjective)
- regardless (adjective)
- remorseless (adjective)
- tactless (adjective)
- uncompassionate (adjective)
- uncomprehending (adjective)
- unconcerned (adjective)
- unemotional (adjective)
- unfeeling (adjective)
- unkind (adjective)
- unmoved (adjective)
- unperceptive (adjective)
- unpitying (adjective)
- unpolitic (adjective)
- unresponsive (adjective)
- unstirred (adjective)
- unsympathetic (adjective)
- untactful (adjective)
- unthinking (adjective)
- unthoughtful (adjective)
Synonyms for Insensitive:
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adj.
• blind • blunt • dead • gauche • indiscreet • insensitive- aloof ,
- apathetic ,
- cold-blooded ,
- cool ,
- detached ,
- dispassionate ,
- emotionless ,
- hard ,
- hard-boiled ,
- hardened ,
- indifferent ,
- nonchalant ,
- numb ,
- objective ,
- passionless ,
- passive ,
- ruthless ,
- stony ,
- tough .
- blacked out ,
- comatose ,
- faint ,
- insensible ,
- insentient ,
- narcotic ,
- oblivious ,
- senseless ,
- soporific ,
- swooning ,
- trance-like ,
- unconscious .
- hard-as-nails ,
- more hard as nails ,
- more hard-as-nails ,
- most hard as nails ,
- most hard-as-nails ,
- thick skinned ,
- thickskinned .
- case hardened ,
- cold blooded ,
- hard bitten ,
- hard boiled ,
- in different ,
- in flexible ,
- in sensate ,
- in sentient ,
- in-different ,
- in-flexible ,
- in-sensate ,
- in-sentient ,
- more case hardened ,
- more case-hardened ,
- more casehardened ,
- more indurated ,
- more inured ,
- more toughened ,
- most case hardened ,
- most case-hardened ,
- most casehardened ,
- most indurated ,
- most inured ,
- most toughened ,
- stubborn ,
- un affected ,
- un bending ,
- un caring ,
- un impressionable ,
- un susceptible ,
- un-affected ,
- un-bending ,
- un-caring ,
- un-impressionable ,
- un-susceptible .
- cold hearted ,
- hard hearted ,
- more hard hearted ,
- more hard-hearted ,
- more stony hearted ,
- more stony-hearted ,
- more unloving ,
- most hard hearted ,
- most hard-hearted ,
- most stony hearted ,
- most stony-hearted ,
- most unloving ,
- stony hearted ,
- un friendlier ,
- un friendliest ,
- un friendly ,
- un loving ,
- un-friendlier ,
- un-friendliest ,
- un-friendly ,
- un-loving .
- in decent ,
- in delicate ,
- in gutter ,
- in-decent ,
- in-delicate ,
- loudmouthed ,
- low minded ,
- lowminded ,
- more barnyard ,
- more swinish ,
- more undiscriminating ,
- most barnyard ,
- most swinish ,
- most undiscriminating ,
- sexual ,
- un discriminating ,
- un refined ,
- un seemlier ,
- un seemliest ,
- un seemly ,
- un sophisticated ,
- un-discriminating ,
- un-refined ,
- un-seemlier ,
- un-seemliest ,
- un-seemly .
- de relict ,
- de-relict ,
- dis regarding ,
- dis-regarding ,
- in advertent ,
- in-advertent ,
- more disregarding ,
- more nonobservant ,
- most disregarding ,
- most nonobservant ,
- non observant ,
- non-observant ,
- un heeding ,
- un interested ,
- un-heeding ,
- un-interested .
- in humane ,
- in-exorable ,
- in-humane ,
- more uncontrite ,
- more unregenerate ,
- more unrepenting ,
- most uncontrite ,
- most unregenerate ,
- most unrepenting ,
- un contrite ,
- un forgiving ,
- un regenerate ,
- un relenting ,
- un remitting ,
- un repenting ,
- un yielding ,
- un-contrite ,
- un-forgiving ,
- un-remitting ,
- un-repenting ,
- un-yielding .
- dis courteous ,
- dis-courteous ,
- mis understanding ,
- mis-understanding ,
- more blundering ,
- more misunderstanding ,
- more unconsiderate ,
- most blundering ,
- most misunderstanding ,
- most unconsiderate ,
- un considerate ,
- un subtle ,
- un subtler ,
- un subtlest ,
- un-considerate ,
- un-subtle ,
- un-subtler ,
- un-subtlest .
- dis passionate ,
- dis-passionate ,
- in curious ,
- in-curious ,
- more unbothered ,
- more unworried ,
- most unbothered ,
- most unworried ,
- re served ,
- re-served ,
- un bothered ,
- un concerned ,
- un involved ,
- un perturbed ,
- un ruffled ,
- un troubled ,
- un worried ,
- un-bothered ,
- un-concerned ,
- un-involved ,
- un-perturbed ,
- un-ruffled ,
- un-troubled ,
- un-worried ,
- unbothered .
- along for ride ,
- going with flow ,
- laidback ,
- more unexcitable ,
- most unexcitable ,
- un demonstrative ,
- un emotional ,
- un excitable ,
- un-demonstrative ,
- un-emotional ,
- un-excitable .
- Iron-hearted ,
- ex acting ,
- ex-acting ,
- in animate ,
- in-animate ,
- iron hearted ,
- more feelingless ,
- more iron hearted ,
- more iron-hearted ,
- more ironhearted ,
- more sensationless ,
- more unamiable ,
- more uncordial ,
- most feelingless ,
- most iron hearted ,
- most iron-hearted ,
- most ironhearted ,
- most sensationless ,
- most unamiable ,
- most uncordial ,
- un amiable ,
- un cordial ,
- un feeling ,
- un-amiable ,
- un-cordial ,
- un-feeling .
- Half-hearted ,
- anti pathetic ,
- anti-pathetic ,
- dis interested ,
- dis-interested ,
- half hearted ,
- more aversive ,
- most aversive ,
- un congenial ,
- un pleasant ,
- un sympathetic ,
- un-congenial ,
- un-pleasant ,
- un-sympathetic .
Other synonyms:
- benumbed ,
- comfortably ,
- high-handed ,
- numbing ,
- remorseless ,
- stuporous ,
- thoughtless ,
- undiplomatic ,
- unimpressionable ,
- unresponsive .
- Impassible ,
- analgesia ,
- anesthesia ,
- anesthetic ,
- heavy-handed ,
- impersonal ,
- insusceptible ,
- painless ,
- rude ,
- shameless ,
- torpid ,
- unsusceptible .
- asleep ,
- comfortable ,
- gaily ,
- insensate .
- light .
Other relevant words:
- Absent-minded ,
- Addle-pated ,
- Cold-hearted ,
- Disregardful ,
- Draconic ,
- Dull-witted ,
- Hard-hearted ,
- Imperceptive ,
- Impercipient ,
- Indiscriminative ,
- Indurated ,
- LOUTY ,
- Laodicean ,
- Lethean ,
- Numbed ,
- Obtundent ,
- Pococurante ,
- Steeled ,
- Stoney ,
- Stony-hearted ,
- Undiscreet ,
- Ungenteel ,
- Unimpressible ,
- Unpolitic ,
- Unsolicitous ,
- Weak-minded ,
- abrupt ,
- abstracted ,
- abusive ,
- adamant ,
- adamantine ,
- affect ,
- affectless ,
- aggressive ,
- anaesthetised ,
- atrocious ,
- attitude ,
- audacious ,
- automatic ,
- awareness ,
- awkward ,
- barbarian ,
- barbaric ,
- barbarous ,
- beastly ,
- bestial ,
- blanket ,
- blind ,
- block-headed ,
- bluff ,
- boeotian ,
- bold ,
- boneheaded ,
- brusque ,
- brutal ,
- brutish ,
- bungling ,
- caddish ,
- calloused ,
- careless ,
- case-hardened ,
- casual ,
- chill ,
- chilling ,
- chilly ,
- churlish ,
- cloddish ,
- cloth-eared ,
- clumsy ,
- coarse ,
- cold ,
- cold of heart ,
- cold-fisted ,
- coldblooded ,
- coldhearted ,
- compassionless ,
- crass ,
- cretinous ,
- crude ,
- cruel ,
- deaf ,
- demanding ,
- dense ,
- desensitised ,
- despotic ,
- dictatorial ,
- dim-witted ,
- discourteous ,
- disinterested ,
- disrespectful ,
- distant ,
- doltish ,
- dopey ,
- draconian ,
- dry ,
- exacting ,
- fat-headed ,
- feelingless ,
- feelings ,
- fell ,
- ferocious ,
- fierce ,
- flinty ,
- forgetful ,
- frigid ,
- gauche ,
- general ,
- gormless ,
- gross ,
- gruff ,
- halfwitted ,
- hard-nosed ,
- hardbitten ,
- harsh ,
- hasty ,
- hazy ,
- heedless ,
- icy ,
- ignorant ,
- ill-advised ,
- ill-bred ,
- ill-considered ,
- ill-informed ,
- ill-judged ,
- ill-tempered ,
- illiberal ,
- illiterate ,
- imbecilic ,
- immune to ,
- impassive ,
- impenitent ,
- impertinent ,
- imperturbable ,
- impervious ,
- impervious to ,
- impetuous ,
- implacable ,
- impolite ,
- impolitic ,
- improvident ,
- imprudent ,
- impulsive ,
- inactive ,
- inattentive ,
- incautious ,
- inconsiderate ,
- incurious ,
- indiscriminate ,
- indolent ,
- indurate ,
- inept ,
- inert ,
- inexorable ,
- inflexible ,
- inhuman ,
- inhumane ,
- injudicious ,
- insensible of ,
- insouciant ,
- instinctive ,
- intolerant ,
- intractable ,
- inured ,
- involuntary ,
- ironhearted ,
- knuckle-headed ,
- lackadaisical ,
- lethargic ,
- listless ,
- lost ,
- loutish ,
- lukewarm ,
- lumpish ,
- magisterial ,
- maladroit ,
- malevolent ,
- mean ,
- merciless ,
- mindless ,
- monstrous ,
- moronic ,
- murderous ,
- nasty ,
- neutral ,
- nonjudgmental ,
- nonreactive ,
- oafish ,
- obdurate ,
- obstinate ,
- offensive ,
- oppressive ,
- pachydermatous ,
- philistine ,
- phlegmatic ,
- phlegmatical ,
- pitiless ,
- promiscuous ,
- purblind ,
- rash ,
- reckless ,
- reflex ,
- relentless ,
- remote ,
- removed ,
- reserved ,
- retarded ,
- rigid ,
- rocky ,
- rough ,
- sadistic ,
- savage ,
- selfish ,
- severe ,
- simple ,
- simple-minded ,
- slash-and-burn ,
- slow ,
- slow-witted ,
- sluggish ,
- soulless ,
- spiritless ,
- standoffish ,
- steely ,
- stern ,
- stoic ,
- stolid ,
- stonyhearted ,
- strict ,
- subconscious ,
- subliminal ,
- take-no-prisoners ,
- temerarious ,
- tepid ,
- thick ,
- thick-skinned ,
- thick-skulled ,
- thick-witted ,
- thickheaded ,
- toughened ,
- tyrannical ,
- unacquainted ,
- unaffected ,
- unanimated ,
- unapproachable ,
- unaware ,
- unbending ,
- uncaring ,
- uncharitable ,
- unchristian ,
- uncivil ,
- uncivilized ,
- uncomprehending ,
- uncordial ,
- uncouth ,
- uncritical ,
- uncultivated ,
- uncultured ,
- undemanding ,
- undemonstrative ,
- undifferentiating ,
- undiscriminating ,
- unenthusiastic ,
- unexacting ,
- unexcited ,
- unfamiliar ,
- unfastidious ,
- unfelt ,
- unfeminine ,
- unforgiving ,
- unfriendly ,
- ungentle ,
- ungentlemanly ,
- ungracious ,
- unhearing ,
- unheedful ,
- unheeding ,
- unimpassioned ,
- uninformed ,
- unintelligent ,
- unintentional ,
- uninterested ,
- uninvolved ,
- unkind ,
- unkindly ,
- unknowing ,
- unladylike ,
- unmerciful ,
- unmeticulous ,
- unmindful ,
- unmoved ,
- unpitying ,
- unpremeditated ,
- unreactive ,
- unrefined ,
- unrelenting ,
- unsentimental ,
- unskilful ,
- unsophisticated ,
- unsparing ,
- unstirred ,
- unsubtle ,
- unsuspecting ,
- untactful ,
- unthinking ,
- unthoughtful ,
- untouched ,
- unwise ,
- unwitting ,
- unyielding ,
- vicious ,
- vulgar ,
- wholesale ,
- wooden-headed .
- Casehardened ,
- Unamiable ,
- Unconsiderate ,
- Unrepenting ,
- along for the ride ,
- aversive ,
- behindhand ,
- blind to ,
- blunt ,
- callous ,
- dead ,
- deaf to ,
- going with the flow ,
- hard as nails ,
- hardboiled ,
- hardhearted ,
- heartless ,
- in the gutter ,
- indiscreet ,
- laid back ,
- nonobservant ,
- obtuse ,
- rolling with punches ,
- rolling with the punches ,
- sensationless ,
- slow on uptake ,
- swinish ,
- tactless ,
- un-regenerate ,
- uncompassionate ,
- unconcerned ,
- uncontrite ,
- unemotional ,
- unexcitable ,
- unfeeling ,
- unloving ,
- unregenerate ,
- unsympathetic ,
- unworried .
- Acidly ,
- Backbiting ,
- Fiendish ,
- MENTAL CRUELTY ,
- acerbic ,
- acid ,
- backhanded ,
- barbarism ,
- barbarity ,
- barbed ,
- below ,
- bestiality ,
- bilious ,
- bitch ,
- bitchy ,
- biting ,
- brittle ,
- catty ,
- caustic ,
- cheap ,
- cruelty ,
- cutthroat ,
- heart ,
- horrid ,
- inhumanity ,
- malice ,
- malicious ,
- malign ,
- malignant ,
- meanly ,
- meanness ,
- monster ,
- mordant ,
- sadism ,
- sadist ,
- savagery ,
- sharp ,
- shitty ,
- short shrift ,
- sick ,
- snarky ,
- spiteful ,
- tart ,
- trenchant ,
- waspish .
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How to use "Insensitive" in context?
There aren't many things in life that grandparents love more than getting photos of their grandchildren. But one Michigan grandmother learned the hard way that sometimes the photos can be taken in an insensitive way.
Betsy Smith, 72, was out with her family at a water park when her grandchildren decided to take a picture of her in her bathing suit. For some reason, they posed her in a way that made her look like she was WWE wrestler The Undertaker.
"We were all laughing and joking andaging, taking silly pictures like that. Then I saw this one with my hair all messed up and started to cry," Smith said.
Paraphrases for Insensitive:
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Forward Entailment
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Adjective
sensitive.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
immune, inappropriate, irrelevant, responsive, rude, sore, susceptible, unaffected.
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Other Related
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Adjective
callous, heartless, impervious, indelicate, indifferent, numb, oblivious, racist, uncaring, unmoved, unresponsive, unsympathetic.
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