unresponsive
adjective
un·re·spon·sive
ˌən-ri-ˈspän(t)-siv 
: not responsive
The patient was unresponsive.
an infection unresponsive to antibiotics
an unresponsive bureaucracy
Although they are able to locate their own food at two weeks of age, fledgling robins will still piteously beg handouts from their increasingly unresponsive father.—
Millard H. Sharp
Millard H. Sharp
unresponsively
adverb
staring unresponsively
unresponsiveness
noun
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Kareem Keita, 1, was pronounced dead at a Cincinnati, Ohio, hospital on May 5, days after he was found unresponsive in his home, the Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Powers said in a statement.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
The day of his death, Perry was found unresponsive and floating face down in the hot tub at his Los Angeles home and was given an initial screening by law enforcement.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
The day of his death, Perry was found unresponsive and floating face down in the hot tub at his Los Angeles home and was given an initial screening by law enforcement.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
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unresponsive
adjective
un·re·spon·sive
ˌən-ri-ˈspän(t)-siv
: not responsive (as to a stimulus or treatment)
an unresponsive ulcer
unresponsiveness
noun
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