Synonyms of insensibility

insensibility

noun

1

as in numbness

a lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness

the husband's general insensibility is creating great tension in the marriage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• numbness
• impassiveness
• impassivity
• apathy
• emptiness
• coldness
• phlegm
• detachment
• emotionlessness
• indifference
• callousness
• hardness
• heartlessness
• obduracy
• imperturbability
• insensitivity
• coolness
• unconcern
• deadness
• affectlessness
• blankness
• callosity
• hard-heartedness
• vacancy
• stiffness
• bloodlessness
• aloofness
• halfheartedness
• woodenness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sensibility
• emotion
• feeling
• sympathy
• pity
• compassion
• sensitivity
• empathy
• understanding
• tenderness
• responsiveness
• warmth
• receptivity
• solicitude
• hysteria
• hysterics
• melodrama
• receptiveness
• vehemence
• histrionics
• hand-wringing

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• sensibility
• emotion
• feeling
• sympathy
• pity
• compassion
• sensitivity
• empathy
• understanding
• tenderness
• responsiveness
• warmth
• receptivity
• solicitude
• hysteria
• hysterics
• melodrama
• receptiveness
• vehemence
• histrionics
• hand-wringing

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2

as in trance

a temporary state of unconsciousness

knocked into insensibility by the blow to the head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trance
• daze
• faint
• syncope
• stupor
• blackout
• swim
• drowsiness
• sleep
• swoon
• narcosis
• somnolence
• knockout