Related Words for sensitive

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nociceptive
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Adjective, Adjective
reactive
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
photosensitive
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Adjective, Adjective
classified
/xx
Adjective, Adjective
excitable
x/xx
Adjective, Adjective
sensible
/xx
Adjective, Adjective
delicate
/xx
Adjective, Adjective
alive
x/
Adjective, Adjective
touchy
/x
Adjective, Adjective
tender
/x
Adjective, Adjective
sore
/
Adjective, Adjective
painful
/x
Adjective, Adjective
irritable
/xxx
Adjective, Adjective
responsive
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
insensitive
x/xx
Adjective, Adjective
hypersensitive
xx/xx
Adjective
sensitivity
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Noun
perceptive
x/x
Adjective
vulnerable
/xxx
Adjective
fragile
/x
Adjective
critical
/xx
Adjective
sympathetic
xx/x
Adjective
empathetic
xx/x
Adjective
sensitized
/xx
Verb
gentle
/x
Adjective
careful
/x
Adjective
susceptible
x/xx
Adjective
attuned
x/
Adjective
nuanced
/x
Adjective
considerate
x/xx
Adjective
tolerant
/xx
Adjective
tactful
/x
Adjective
protective
x/x
Adjective
cautious
/x
Adjective
empathic
x/x
Adjective
intelligent
x/xx
Adjective
intimate
/xx
Adjective
important
x/x
Adjective
respectful
x/x
Adjective
selective
x/x
Adjective
compassionate
x/xx
Adjective
sophisticated
x/xxx
Adjective
caustic
/x
Noun
irritate
/xx
Verb
probing
/x
Noun
attentive
x/x
Adjective
forceful
/x
Adjective
volatile
/xx
Adjective
insecure
/xx
Adjective
receptive
x/x
Adjective
precise
x/
Adjective
extremely
x/x
Adverb
discreet
x/
Adjective
smart
/
Name
troublesome
/xx
Adjective
touching
/x
Verb
serious
/xx
Adjective
soft
/
Adjective
discriminating
x/xxx
Adjective
subtle
/x
Adjective
unusually
x/xxx
Adverb
affectionate
x/xx
Adjective
especially
x/x
Adverb
caring
/x
Verb
circumspect
/xx
Adjective
intense
x/
Adjective
uncomfortable
x/xxx
Adjective
thoughtful
/x
Adjective
inquisitive
x/xx
Adjective
edgy
/x
Adjective
harsh
/
Adjective
relevant
/xx
Adjective
finicky
/xx
Adjective
aggressive
x/x
Adjective
problematic
xx/x
Adjective
adaptable
x/xx
Adjective
valuable
/xx
Adjective
complex
/x
Noun
unsympathetic
xxx/x
Adjective
appropriate
x/xx
Adjective
intolerant
x/xx
Adjective
conscientious
xx/x
Adjective
reflective
x/x
Adjective
exceptionally
x/xxx
Adverb
emotive
x/x
Adjective
insightful
/xx
Adjective
passionate
/xx
Adjective
vital
/x
Adjective
robust
x/
Adjective
astute
x/
Adjective
overly
/xx
Adverb
resistant
x/x
Noun
particularly
x/xxx
Adverb
mindful
/x
Adjective
very
/x
Adverb
ticklish
/xx
Adjective
sharp
/
Adjective
profoundly
x/x
Adverb
supportive
x/x
Adjective
extraordinarily
xxx/xx
Adverb
temperamental
xx/x
Adjective
specific
x/x
Adjective
energetic
xx/x
Adjective
picky
/x
Adjective
emotional
x/xx
Adjective
outspoken
//x
Adjective
powerful
/xx
Adjective
vigilant
/xx
Adjective
confidential
xx/x
Adjective
persistent
x/x
Adjective
affected
x/x
Verb
introspective
xx/x
Adjective
sensorial
/x/x
Adjective
sensory
/xx
Adjective
sensuous
/xx
Adjective
sensational
x/xx
Adjective
sensual
/xx
Adjective
tactile
/x
Noun
haptic
/x
Adjective
somatosensory
x/x/xx
Noun
perceptual
x/xx
Adjective
animal
/xx
Noun
gustatory
/xxx
Noun
auditory
/xxx
Noun
psychic
/x
Adjective
empirical
x/xx
Adjective
physical
/xx
Adjective
discriminative
x/xxx
Adjective
sensorineural
/x/xx
Noun
olfactory
x/xx
Adjective
galvanometer
x/xxx
Noun
enteropathy
/x/xx
Noun
case
/
Verb
trypsin
/x
Verb
rapid
/x
Noun
polarity
x/xx
Verb
ecologically
xx/xx
Adverb
bioassay
xxx/
Noun
immunoassay
/xxx/
Noun
penicillin
xx/x
Verb
barometer
x/xx
Noun
cyclase
x/
Noun
antennae
x/x
Noun
environmentally
xxx/xx
Adverb
aspirin
/x
Verb
neurons
/x
Verb
detector
x/x
Noun
shear
/
Verb
nostrils
/x
Noun
polarization
xxx/x
Verb
voltmeter
/xx
Noun
indicator
/xxx
Noun
culturally
/xxx
Adverb
assay
/x
Noun
redox
x/
Verb
emulsion
x/x
Noun
microphone
/xx
Noun
price
/
Verb
receptors
x/x
Verb
adhesives
x/x
Noun
relay
/x
Noun
politically
x/xxx
Adverb
mutant
/x
Noun
receivers
x/x
Noun
absorbent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
absorbing
x/x
Adjective
account
x/
Noun, Verb
acute
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
adapted
x/x
Adjective
adjusting
x/x
Noun
admissible
x/xx
Adjective
alert
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
allergic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
amenable
x/xx
Adjective
apparently
x/xx
Adverb
appreciable
x/xx
Adjective
appreciate
x/xx
Verb
appreciation
xxx/x
Noun
appreciative
x/xxx
Adjective
arousing
x/x
Noun, Adjective
aware
x/
Adjective, Verb
awkward
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
bright
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
brittle
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
burn
/
Verb, Noun
challenging
/xx
Adjective, Noun
complicated
/xxx
Adjective
concerned
x/
Adjective
conflicting
x/x
Adjective
conscious
/x
Adjective, Noun
considerable
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
contentious
x/x
Adjective
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
controlled
x/
Adjective
controversial
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
courteous
/xx
Adjective
crucial
/x
Adjective
cry
/
Noun, Verb
dainty
/x
Adjective, Noun
damaged
/x
Adjective
dangerous
/xx
Adjective
dependent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
differentiated
xx/xxx
Adjective
difficult
/xx
Adjective, Verb
discernible
x/xx
Adjective
diseased
x/
Adjective
doth
/
Verb, Noun
dramatic
x/x
Adjective
ear
/
Noun, Verb
efficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
exposed
x/
Adjective
eyes
/
Adjective
feeling
/x
Noun, Adjective
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
flimsy
/x
Adjective, Noun
frail
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fraught
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
girl
/
Noun, Verb
grateful
/x
Adjective
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hazardous
/xx
Adjective
heavy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hot
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
humane
x/
Adjective
hurting
/x
Noun
induced
x/
Adjective
insensible
x/xx
Adjective
intractable
x/xx
Adjective
ipa
/x
Name
keen
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
key
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
kind
/
Noun, Adjective
knotty
/x
Adjective
liable
/xx
Adjective
likely
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
lowercase
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
marked
/
Adjective
material
x/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
meaningful
/xx
Adjective
measurable
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
minute
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
nice
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
notable
/xx
Adjective, Noun
noticeable
/xxx
Adjective
nourished
/x
Adjective
observant
x/x
Adjective, Noun
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
palpable
/xx
Adjective
perceptible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
photographic
xx/x
Adjective
polite
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
positive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
precarious
x/xx
Adjective
producing
x/x
Verb, Adjective
prone
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
prudent
/x
Adjective
quiet
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
radiant
/xx
Adjective, Noun
reasonable
/xxx
Adjective
regulating
/xxx
Noun
resilient
x/x
Adjective
secret
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
sensibility
xx/xx
Noun
sensing
/x
Noun
sentient
/x
Adjective, Noun
sentimental
xx/x
Adjective
shaky
/x
Adjective
shall
/
Verb
shy
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
significant
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
significantly
x/xxx
Adverb
sincere
x/
Adjective, Noun
sizable
/xx
Adjective
sizeable
/xx
Adjective
skin
/
Noun, Verb
spiny
/x
Noun, Adjective
squeamish
/x
Adjective
sticking
/x
Noun
sticky
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
strategic
x/x
Adjective
stressed
/
Adjective
suave
/
Adjective, Noun
subprime
x/
Noun, Adjective
substantial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
susceptibility
xxx/xx
Noun
sweet
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
sympathy
/xx
Noun
tailored
/x
Adjective
tangible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
teachable
/xx
Adjective, Noun
tenuous
/xx
Adjective
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
dialect
/xx
Noun
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
standard
/x
Adjective, Noun
cluster
/x
Noun, Verb
vernacular
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
collocation
xx/x
Noun
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
expression
x/x
Noun
literally
/xxx
Adverb
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
sorta
/x
Adverb