insensately

Definition of insensatelynext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insensately
Adverb
  • In this volatile environment, comments that appear to minimize or frame the shooting insensitively—like Matt Gutman's—can quickly become career-ending.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Sahroni has faced accusations of responding insensitively to people calling for parliament to be dissolved amid anger over lawmakers’ allowances.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • This group have demonstrated themselves capable of doing so against the highest level of opponents, jumping all over Paris Saint-Germain from the opening minutes in the Club World Cup final and ruthlessly dismantling Barcelona at Stamford Bridge in November.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Indy is also up against a formidable adversary in Detective Inspector Jon Creasy (Parkes), who is determined to get to the truth, despite efforts by his colleague Eddie (Gillen), who is ruthlessly intent on clearing his son’s name.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • During the War of 1812, the British mercilessly bombarded Fort Henry.
    Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • How could someone with such familiar dreams have beaten me so mercilessly only minutes earlier?
    Omid Memarian, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • The first hour, set at a resort that’s like a singles cruise through the Twilight Zone (or Bachelor in Paradise beamed in from a brutal alternate universe), contains some of the most pitilessly funny scenes of the filmmaker’s career.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Marley’s level of fame and influence meant that, after his death at 36, his legacy, his spirit, his brand was to be shaped by a record industry that could be callously indifferent to truth or quality at the expense of revenue.
    Eric Harvey, Pitchfork, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Some industry representatives ahead of the meeting expressed worry that attending risked casting them as willing participants in a callously opportunistic grab for Venezuela’s crude, people familiar with the matter said.
    Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 10 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Kahlo vibrantly and unsparingly depicted herself and events from her life, which was upended by a bus accident at 18.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Kahlo vibrantly and unsparingly depicted herself and events from her life, which was upended by a bus accident at 18.
    Hannah Schoenbaum, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • After decades of obdurately refusing to entertain the idea of bestowing its computers with touch screens, rumor has it that Apple might finally offer this capability.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • In the process, Joel heartlessly killed some innocent people, including medical professionals.
    EW.com, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • There is a troubling suggestion of abuse, implying that Jack might have been ill-treated by his mom (and saved by Helen), rather than heartlessly abandoned.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Insensately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insensately. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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