Thesaurus results for SENSITIVITY

sensitivity

noun

ˌsen(t)-sə-ˈti-və-tē

as in sensitiveness

the state or quality of being able to sense slight impressions or differences the sensitivity needed for a microphone that will be used in a recording studio

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Recent Examples of sensitivity As a producer, Farrell stressed a certain sensitivity so that the show didn’t come off as exploitative or overtly virtuous. —

Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026 This mechanism allows the system to automatically adjust its light sensitivity, based on the brightness of its environment. —

Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 27 June 2026 In addition to tilt and pressure sensitivity, the Apple Pencil Pro adds squeeze and delete functions to the palette, along with a new barrel-roll gesture and haptic vibrational feedback. —

Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026 GLP-1s help regulate blood sugar and improve insulin sensitivity, which may lower some of the signals cancer cells can use to grow. —

Elise M. Brett, EverydayHealth.com, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sensitivity

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perceptiveness

Noun

There is no denying her perceptiveness, and her contemporaneous letters to her husband’s successor, Andrew Johnson—mostly attempts to secure positions for Lincoln loyalists—do not suggest a woman mentally finished off by yet more grief and loss.

— Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The future will favor perceptiveness.

— Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026