Response and Unresponsive

Response

Response noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.

Unresponsive and response are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unresponsive" instead an adjective "Response".

Nearby Words: responsive, responsible, respond

Unresponsive

Unresponsive adjective - Not responding to some influence or stimulus.
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Synonyms for Unresponsive

Response and unresponsive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Response" instead an adjective "Unresponsive".

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  • Wrestling / Drew Hankinson The Mentally Disturbed: Festus was generally portrayed as this during the character's run, going from docile and unresponsive to intense, angry, and focused (and vice versa) as some sort of Pavlovian response to the sound of a ring bell and in neither state being able to form coherent words.
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