insentient

insentient

adjective

Definition of INSENTIENT

1

lacking animate awareness or sensation <refused to believe that the universe as we know it evolved from the random interactions of insentient particles of matter>

Synonyms inanimate, insensible, insentient, senseless, unfeeling

Related Words exanimate, lifeless; comatose, unconscious

Near Antonyms aware, cognizant, conscious; animated, lively, vibrant

Antonyms animate, feeling, sensate, sensible, sensitive, sentient

2

not having or showing a deep understanding of something <an insentient therapist who failed to see what the teenager's real problem was>

Synonyms impercipient, insentient, unperceptive, unwise

Related Words undiscriminating; dense, dull, obtuse, sluggish, thickheaded; brainless, dumb, feebleminded, foolish, idiotic (also idiotical), imbecile (or imbecilic), moronic, silly, simple, slow, stupid, thoughtless, unintelligent, witless

Near Antonyms discriminating; acute, perspicacious; brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, intelligent, keen, nimble, quick, quick-witted, smart; cerebral, erudite, learned, literate, scholarly; astute, sharp, shrewd; contemplative, reflective, thoughtful

Antonyms discerning, insightful, perceptive, percipient, sagacious, sage, sapient