Insentience and Sentience

Insentience

Insentience noun - Lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations.
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Synonyms for Insentience

Sentience is an antonym for insentience.

Sentience

Sentience noun - The readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or undifferentiated consciousness.
Usage example: "gave sentience to slugs and newts"- Richard Eberhart

Insentience is an antonym for sentience.

Nearby Words: sentiment, sentient
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