INSENSIBLENESS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

insensibleness

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Noun

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
Influencer criticism calling the sandwich ‘not worth it’ and dismissing ‘traditional style’ food triggered accusations of cultural insensitivity.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of insensitivity

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The analysis also reveals much of the region also saw the widespread dryness observed in May and June persist and intensify, with exceptionally low rainfall reported in France, Spain, parts of Germany.

— Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Trees lose moisture over extended periods of exceptional heat and dryness, becoming progressively more combustible.

— Bloomberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of dryness

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Data center projects have been shrouded in secrecy and marked by breathtaking indifference to residents’ concerns.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
There, her stern Granny and poised Aunt Helen (Genevieve O’Reilly) are horrified by her lack of refinement and her indifference about finding a respectable husband.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of indifference

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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
But the best quarterbacks ultimately find a way, and the circumstances for this team and player remove any reticence to being malleable.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of reticence

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The closers who deliberately grow their skills, their composure and their standards watch their results grow with them.

— Ramon Cadiz, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Chef—the character is nameless, and seemingly unknowable—is a mentor and a foil to Tony, his lined face and graying beard highlighting Tony’s youth, his composure framing Tony’s jittery ambition.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of composure

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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
European colonists commonly believed that the balance of humors – yellow and black biles, blood and phlegm – circulating through one’s body was important for health.

— Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of phlegm

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