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insensibleness

noun

as in insensitiveness

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  1. insensitivity
  2. dryness
  3. insensibility
  4. indifference
  5. reticence
  6. composure
  7. phlegm
Noun
  • Sherman is known to savage, with unglamorous insensitivity, the vaunted creative directors of the great houses.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The endeavor ultimately showed how the group’s interdependent dynamic made for constant self-incrimination and insensitivity masquerading as selflessness.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
Definition of insensitivity
Noun
  • In rare cases, the derm says, some people may have underlying skin conditions, such as atopic dermatitis or eczema, or even an allergy to the ingredients in certain lip products, which could exacerbate dryness and redness.
    — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Pacific Northwest - Severe snow drought across the Cascades, followed by heat, dryness, and wildfire concerns, is expected to produce a more variable and abbreviated season.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of dryness
Noun
  • The famous Lord Chesterfield[5] counselled his son that he should never be seen to laugh; and that gravity with real or apparent insensibility is a universal characteristic of the savage.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Definition of insensibility
Noun
  • The reason most teams stop there is not indifference as much as compromise.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Activists fused mourning and militance, fighting against indifference to the lives of gay men and, later, people of color and intravenous drug users.
    — Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of indifference
Noun
  • In Chile, in addition to the geological challenges discussed above, some reticence to invest in copper development may also be due in part to the strength of the country’s lithium sector.
    — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Also in that courtroom that first day is his brother Jack (Noah Centineo), a more visibly restless and outgoing soul compared to Cody’s protective reticence.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of reticence
Noun
  • The intelligence, poise and composure Raphinha brings to this role is different to what Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres previously offered and what Alvarez may have brought.
    — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • After a mistrial was initially averted earlier Thursday and the panel went back for more deliberations, Reddington came very close to losing his composure at Judge Sullivan.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of composure
Noun
  • Any confusion, difficulty walking, shortness of breath or coughing up significant phlegm should prompt an immediate descent.
    — Elaine Reno, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Your Mucus Changes Changes in mucus (phlegm) are among the most common signs of a COPD flare-up.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of phlegm
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“Insensibleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insensibleness. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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