Synonyms for insensate
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Insensitive — unfeeling, heartless, cruel, insensitive
insensitive, unfeeling, hard, cold, severe, dull, thick-skinned, callous, hard-hearted, inanimate, thoughtless, hard-boiled, hardened, heartless, stony, stony-hearted, inert, unmoved, unsympathetic, obdurate, stolid
2. Foolish — senseless; foolish; irrational; thoughtless
foolish, unreasonable, senseless, mindless, unwise, nonsensical, irrational
3. Insensible — having no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate
4. Unresponsive — not responsive to sensory stimuli; unfeeling
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate.
- adj. 2
Senseless; foolish; irrational; thoughtless.
- adj. 3
Unfeeling, heartless, cruel, insensitive.
- adj. 4
Not responsive to sensory stimuli; unfeeling.
Example sentences
- severe Japan is confronted with severe economic problems.
- insensitive Soles of the feet are insensitive to heat and cold.
- unfeeling He accused me of being an unfeeling father and husband.
- unreasonable You can't reason with someone who is unreasonable.
- senseless Sami committed senseless acts in the name of love.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| insensate | rising | |
| severe | steady | |
| insensitive | steady | |
| unfeeling | rising | |
| unreasonable | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hard1, cold1, dull1
- 5 letters
- brute1, stony2, inert2
- 6 letters
- severe2, unwise2, stolid2
- 7 letters
- foolish2, unaware3, inhuman3, callous2, unmoved2
- 8 letters
- hardened2, mindless2, obdurate3
- 9 letters
- senseless2, heartless2, inanimate4, unfeeling3
- 10 letters
- irrational4, insensible4, insentient
- 11 letters
- unconscious3, insensitive4, nonsensical4, thoughtless2
- 12 letters
- unreasonable4, unresponsive4
- 13 letters
- unsympathetic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stony2 = 2 syllables).