insensible (Meaning)
insensible (a)
incapable of physical sensation
insensible (s)
unaware of or indifferent to
barely able to be perceived
unresponsive to stimulation
insensible (a.)
Destitute of the power of feeling or perceiving; wanting bodily sensibility.
Not susceptible of emotion or passion; void of feeling; apathetic; unconcerned; indifferent; as, insensible to danger, fear, love, etc.; -- often used with of or to.
Incapable of being perceived by the senses; imperceptible. Hence: Progressing by imperceptible degrees; slow; gradual; as, insensible motion.
Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless.
Synonyms & Antonyms of insensible
insensible Sentence Examples
- The patient was insensible to pain due to the heavy dose of anesthesia.
- The dictator's rule had made the populace insensible to oppression.
- His body was insensible to the cold, his limbs numb and unresponsive.
- She was insensible to the insults hurled at her, her face remaining impassive.
- The accident had left him with an insensible leg that required urgent medical intervention.
- The room was filled with a pungent odor that made the occupants temporarily insensible.
- The relentless bombardment had rendered the entire area insensible to human habitation.
- His mind had become insensible to reason, clouded by paranoia and delusions.
- The elderly man was insensible to the dangers of wandering off alone.
- The athlete's body was pushed to its limits, becoming insensible to pain and exhaustion.
FAQs About the word insensible
incapable of physical sensation, unaware of or indifferent to, barely able to be perceived, unresponsive to stimulationDestitute of the power of feeling or perc
unconscious,senseless, cold,semiconscious, anesthetized
conscious, aware, aware, conscious, awake, alert, up, awake, alert,up
The patient was insensible to pain due to the heavy dose of anesthesia.
The dictator's rule had made the populace insensible to oppression.
His body was insensible to the cold, his limbs numb and unresponsive.
She was insensible to the insults hurled at her, her face remaining impassive.
