1
as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
an insensitive remark about his deceased wife that was incredibly rude
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as in numb
lacking in sensation or feeling
fingers rendered insensitive by the cold
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Recent Examples of insensitive
Among living things, the sentient rank above the insensitive, and animals above trees.
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Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
According to IndyStar, part of the USA TODAY Network, the foul is not involved in a new WNBA investigation over Reese's claim a fan made racially insensitive comments to her during the game.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 May 2025
The comment quickly drew attention, with critics calling it dismissive and insensitive given the stakes of the health care debate.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The Indianapolis Colts, who host the Dolphins in the 2025 season opener, deleted their 2025 schedule release video because it was deemed insensitive to Hill.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
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Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
According to IndyStar, part of the USA TODAY Network, the foul is not involved in a new WNBA investigation over Reese's claim a fan made racially insensitive comments to her during the game.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 May 2025
The comment quickly drew attention, with critics calling it dismissive and insensitive given the stakes of the health care debate.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The Indianapolis Colts, who host the Dolphins in the 2025 season opener, deleted their 2025 schedule release video because it was deemed insensitive to Hill.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insensitive
Adjective
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As a member of a crew that robs banks, Mr. Blonde is the most ruthless.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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President Donald Trump has mounted a ruthless onslaught on the checks and balances established in the Constitution.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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The tips of my fingers are numb, and my toes are also numb.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Her mother, Keily Chinchilla, says Bustillo has often been forced to sleep on the floor, her spine seizing from inflammation, her left arm and half her face numb.—
Dhruv Mehrotra,
Wired News,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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While Charlie Brown played things safe, Snoopy lived an exuberant life in his imagination, casting himself as a frustrated novelist, gleeful dancer, merciless attorney and even a prolific flying ace in a World War I Sopwith Camel.—
Chris Carra,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Players have openly voiced their struggles with its deep rough, lightning-fast greens, and merciless bunkers.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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The tragedy is one of several similar incidents of mass death among migrants who put their lives into the hands of callous smugglers to make it to the U.S. In 2017 in San Antonio, 10 immigrants died after being trapped in a truck parked outside of a Walmart.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Immigrant rights advocates say the use of tents in a remote swamp during peak summer heat shows a callous disregard for the health and dignity of detainees.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Hargitay and her siblings (who were all asleep in the backseat) survived with minor injuries.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
29 June 2025
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The kids were asleep in the back seat; the three adults in the front—Mansfield, her companion at the time, and the car’s driver—were killed instantly.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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A far cry from the mild-mannered Peter Parker in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films, Tully is an abusive, hot-headed, and greedy slime ball who leverages post-war desperation into a thriving criminal business.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Otero Cruz, from Women Against Abuse, said leaving an abusive relationship is the most dangerous time for survivors.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Then, the men had to walk around as these unfeeling, aggressive, hyper-masculine creatures.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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Tabo turns, in his mother’s eyes, into a cold and unfeeling stone.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.—
Alia Wong,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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Whether those numbers are an overstatement, or possibly an understatement, is hard to say.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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“Insensitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insensitive. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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