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Synonyms for insensible

  • adjective

Most common

unaware numb unmoved torpid insensitive unfeeling imperceptible unaffected

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Numb — incapable of mental feeling; indifferent

numb, indifferent, unmoved, torpid, unaware, dull, apathetic, deaf, dead, inert, asleep, unconcerned, insouciant, cool, untouched, benumbed, unimpressible, lifeless, uncaring, listless, languid, disinterested

2. Unfeeling — incapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic

unfeeling, insensitive, impassive, phlegmatic, impassible, obdurate, callous, hardened, stolid, dispassionate, hard, emotionless, unsusceptible, stoical, inanimate, cold-blooded, obtuse, stony, unemotional, stoic, immovable, thick-skinned

3. Imperceptible — unable to be perceived by the senses

imperceptible, indiscernible, undetectable, unnoticeable, unperceivable, undiscernible, imperceivable

4. Unconscious — not sensible or reasonable; meaningless

unconscious, senseless, pointless, mindless

Other

anesthetic US CA, anaesthesic UK, anaesthetic UK, unaffected, inscrutable, unexplainable, insensate, unsensitive

Antonyms

sensible, conscious, aware

All antonyms of insensible →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Unable to be perceived by the senses.

    an insensible shift in emphasis

  2. adj. 2

    Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless.

  3. adj. 3

    Incapable of mental feeling; indifferent.

  4. adj. 4

    Incapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic.

Related words

Word family
insensibility insensibleness insensibly insensitive

Example sentences

  • unaware Yanni was definitely unaware of what was going on.
  • numb Mark was becoming more and more emotionally numb?
  • unmoved He remains unmoved in front of violent scenes on TV.
  • torpid When it gets cold, the turtles become torpid.
  • insensitive Soles of the feet are insensitive to heat and cold.
  • unfeeling He accused me of being an unfeeling father and husband.

Popularity over time

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Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
hard1, dead1, cool1, deaf1, dull1, numb1
5 letters
stony2, inert2, stoic2
6 letters
asleep2, obtuse2, stolid2, torpid2
7 letters
unaware3, callous2, unmoved2, languid2, stoical
8 letters
hardened2, lifeless2, mindless2, uncaring3, listless2, obdurate3, benumbed
9 letters
pointless2, untouched2, senseless2, inanimate4, apathetic4, immovable4, unfeeling3, impassive3, insensate
10 letters
unaffected4, anesthetic4, phlegmatic3, impassible, insouciant3
11 letters
unconscious3, insensitive4, indifferent3, anaesthetic4, unconcerned3, emotionless, inscrutable4, unemotional5, anaesthesic, unsensitive
12 letters
undetectable5, unnoticeable
13 letters
disinterested4, unexplainable5, dispassionate4, imperceptible5, indiscernible, unimpressible, unsusceptible, unperceivable, undiscernible, imperceivable

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stony2 = 2 syllables).