Insentient and Perspicacious

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Insentient adjective - Not having or showing a deep understanding of something.

Usage example: an insentient therapist who failed to see what the teenager's real problem was

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Perspicacious is an antonym for insentient.

Perspicacious adjective - Mentally acute or penetratingly discerning.

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Insentient is an antonym for perspicacious.

Nearby Word: perspicacity

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Perspicacious and Insentient. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/insentient/perspicacious

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