Insensible and Sensitive

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Insensible adjective - Having or showing a lack of interest or concern.

Usage example: city hall remains insensible to our complaints about the downtown parking situation

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Sensitive is an antonym for insensible.

Sensitive adjective - Able to sense slight impressions or differences.

Usage example: a scale that is sensitive to the smallest change in weight

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Insensible is an antonym for sensitive.

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Sensitive and Insensible. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/insensible/sensitive

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