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insensate in British English

(ɪnˈsɛnseɪt, -sɪt)

adjective

lacking sensation or consciousness

insensitive; unfeeling

foolish; senseless

Derived forms

insensately (inˈsensately)

adverb

insensateness (inˈsensateness)

noun

insensate in American English

(ɪnˈsɛnˌseɪt; ɪnˈsɛnsɪt)

adjective

lacking sensation; not feeling, or not capable of feeling, sensation; inanimate

without sense or reason; foolish; stupid

lacking sensibility; without regard or feeling for others; cold; insensitive

Derived forms

insensately (inˈsenˌsately)

adverb

insensateness (inˈsenˌsateness)

noun

Word origin

LL(Ec) insensatus, irrational < L in-, in-2 + sensatus, gifted with sense < sensus, sense

Examples of 'insensate' in a sentence
insensate

Cameron's feet felt numb beneath her legs, insensate blocks.

Synonyms of 'insensate'

lifeless, out, dead, unconscious

unfeeling, hardened, indifferent, insensitive

foolish, stupid, unreasonable, senseless

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1 (adjective) in the sense of lifeless

Definition

lacking sensation or consciousness

Synonyms

lifeless

There was no breathing or pulse and he was lifeless.

out (informal)

dead

The polluted and stagnant water seems dead.

unconscious

By the time ambulancemen arrived he was unconscious.

numbed

inert

He covered the inert body with a blanket

inanimate

She thinks that inanimate objects have a life of their own.

insensible

anaesthetized

insentient

2 (adjective) in the sense of unfeeling

Definition

insensitive or unfeeling

Synonyms

unfeeling

hardened

indifferent

insensitive

Her friend was insensitive and careless.

thoughtless

stolid

thick-skinned

He was thick-skinned enough to cope with it.

obtuse

I think you're being deliberately obtuse.

inured

imperceptive

impercipient

unperceiving

3 (adjective) in the sense of foolish

Definition

foolish

Synonyms

foolish

How foolish I was not to have seen my doctor earlier.

stupid

I wouldn't call it art. It's just stupid and tasteless.

You won't go and do anything stupid, will you?

unreasonable

senseless

acts of senseless violence

mindless

She wasn't at all the mindless fool they perceived her to be.

thoughtless

fatuous

That is not a fatuous argument, it has to be taken seriously.

witless

a witless piece of planning

brainless

I got treated as if I was a bit brainless.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of brainless

Definition

stupid or foolish

I got treated as if I was a bit brainless.

Synonyms

stupid,

simple,

slow,

thick,

dull,

foolish,

dim (informal),

dense,

dumb (informal),

sluggish,

senseless,

mindless,

idiotic,

simple-minded,

dozy (British, informal),

inane,

witless,

dopey (informal),

unintelligent,

half-witted,

dumb-ass (slang),

doltish,

dead from the neck up (informal),

thickheaded,

slow-witted

in the sense of dead

The polluted and stagnant water seems dead.

Synonyms

inanimate,

still,

barren (old-fashioned),

sterile,

stagnant,

lifeless,

inert,

uninhabited

in the sense of fatuous

Definition

foolish, inappropriate, and showing no thought

That is not a fatuous argument, it has to be taken seriously.

Synonyms

foolish,

stupid,

silly,

dull,

absurd,

dense,

ludicrous,

mindless,

idiotic,

vacuous,

inane,

witless,

puerile,

brainless,

asinine,

weak-minded,

dumb-ass (slang)

Nearby words of
insensate

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Synonyms of 'insensate'

insensate

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单词	insensate
释义	Trends of insensate View usage for: insensate in British English (ɪnˈsɛnseɪt, -sɪt) adjective 1. lacking sensation or consciousness 2. insensitive; unfeeling 3. foolish; senseless Derived forms insensately (inˈsensately) adverb insensateness (inˈsensateness) noun insensate in American English (ɪnˈsɛnˌseɪt; ɪnˈsɛnsɪt) adjective 1. lacking sensation; not feeling, or not capable of feeling, sensation; inanimate 2. without sense or reason; foolish; stupid 3. lacking sensibility; without regard or feeling for others; cold; insensitive Derived forms insensately (inˈsenˌsately) adverb insensateness (inˈsenˌsateness) noun Word origin LL(Ec) insensatus, irrational < L in-, in-2 + sensatus, gifted with sense < sensus, sense Examples of 'insensate' in a sentence insensate Cameron's feet felt numb beneath her legs, insensate blocks. Gregg Andrew Hurwitz MINUTES TO BURN (2001) Synonyms of 'insensate' lifeless, out, dead, unconscious unfeeling, hardened, indifferent, insensitive foolish, stupid, unreasonable, senseless More Synonyms of insensate 1 (adjective) in the sense of lifeless Definition lacking sensation or consciousness Synonyms lifeless There was no breathing or pulse and he was lifeless. out (informal) dead The polluted and stagnant water seems dead. unconscious By the time ambulancemen arrived he was unconscious. numbed inert He covered the inert body with a blanket inanimate She thinks that inanimate objects have a life of their own. insensible anaesthetized insentient 2 (adjective) in the sense of unfeeling Definition insensitive or unfeeling Synonyms unfeeling hardened indifferent insensitive Her friend was insensitive and careless. thoughtless stolid thick-skinned He was thick-skinned enough to cope with it. obtuse I think you're being deliberately obtuse. inured imperceptive impercipient unperceiving 3 (adjective) in the sense of foolish Definition foolish Synonyms foolish How foolish I was not to have seen my doctor earlier. stupid I wouldn't call it art. It's just stupid and tasteless. You won't go and do anything stupid, will you? unreasonable senseless acts of senseless violence mindless She wasn't at all the mindless fool they perceived her to be. thoughtless fatuous That is not a fatuous argument, it has to be taken seriously. witless a witless piece of planning brainless I got treated as if I was a bit brainless. Additional synonyms in the sense of brainless Definition stupid or foolish I got treated as if I was a bit brainless. Synonyms stupid, simple, slow, thick, dull, foolish, dim (informal), dense, dumb (informal), sluggish, senseless, mindless, idiotic, simple-minded, dozy (British, informal), inane, witless, dopey (informal), unintelligent, half-witted, dumb-ass (slang), doltish, dead from the neck up (informal), thickheaded, slow-witted in the sense of dead The polluted and stagnant water seems dead. Synonyms inanimate, still, barren (old-fashioned), sterile, stagnant, lifeless, inert, uninhabited in the sense of fatuous Definition foolish, inappropriate, and showing no thought That is not a fatuous argument, it has to be taken seriously. Synonyms foolish, stupid, silly, dull, absurd, dense, ludicrous, mindless, idiotic, vacuous, inane, witless, puerile, brainless, asinine, weak-minded, dumb-ass (slang) Nearby words of insensate insect insecure insecurity insensate insensibility insensible insensibly Synonyms of 'insensate' insensate Explore 'insensate' in the dictionary
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