INSENSIBLENESS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

insensibleness

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The endeavor ultimately showed how the group’s interdependent dynamic made for constant self-incrimination and insensitivity masquerading as selflessness.

— Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
Influencer criticism calling the sandwich ‘not worth it’ and dismissing ‘traditional style’ food triggered accusations of cultural insensitivity.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of insensitivity

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Approximately 35% of the state, including coastal regions, remains free of drought or abnormal dryness, and no areas of California are currently classified as being in extreme or exceptional drought.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Initial side effects like dryness or redness are common, often indicating skin adjustment rather than a negative reaction.

— Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of dryness

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The parents were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in separate trials after prosecutors presented evidence of an unsecured gun at their home and their indifference toward their son's mental health.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Absent communication often leads to assumptions of indifference or disrespect, eroding trust and fostering hostility.

— Alejandro Cárdenas Villa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of indifference

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But the best quarterbacks ultimately find a way, and the circumstances for this team and player remove any reticence to being malleable.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Nolan doesn’t exactly share his hero’s reticence; one of his signature tactics as a writer is to place blocky, boldface ideas in furious opposition.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of reticence

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European colonists commonly believed that the balance of humors – yellow and black biles, blood and phlegm – circulating through one’s body was important for health.

— Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Veeze’s signature rapping voice, which sounds like his vocal cords are coated in phlegm and cough syrup, is increasingly versatile, despite the sometimes half-asleep delivery.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026

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