Desensitized and Sensitive

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Desensitized adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

Usage example: having lived through the horrors of war, the soldiers had seemingly become desensitized to virtually all human suffering

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Sensitive is an antonym for desensitized.

Sensitive adjective - Able to sense slight impressions or differences.

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Desensitized is an antonym for sensitive.

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Sensitive and Desensitized. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desensitized/sensitive

Desensitized & Sensitive. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/desensitized/sensitive>.

Sensitive or Desensitized. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/desensitized/sensitive.

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