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insensitivity

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Synonyms & Antonyms of insensitivity

1 as in callousness, coldness

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for insensitivity

bloodlessness,
callosity,
callousness,
coldness,
coolness,
halfheartedness,
hard-heartedness,
hardness,
heartlessness,
imperturbability,
obduracy

affectlessness,
apathy,
emotionlessness,
impassiveness,
impassivity,
insensibility,
numbness,
phlegm

blankness,
deadness,
emptiness,
vacancy

aloofness,
detachment,
indifference,
unconcern

stiffness,
woodenness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for insensitivity

emotion,
feeling,
sensibility

compassion,
empathy,
pity,
sympathy

receptiveness,
receptivity,
responsiveness,
sensitivity

solicitude,
tenderness,
understanding,
warmth

hand-wringing,
histrionics,
hysteria,
hysterics,
melodrama

vehemence

2 as in thoughtlessness, insensitiveness

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for insensitivity

insensitiveness,
thoughtlessness

artlessness,
gracelessness,
inelegance,
unsophistication

kitsch,
tackiness

boorishness,
brutishness,
churlishness,
clownishness,
loutishness,
rowdiness,
rusticity,
uncouthness

coarseness,
commonness,
crassness,
crudeness,
crudity,
grossness,
indelicacy,
indelicateness,
lowness,
raffishness,
rawness,
roughness,
rudeness,
tastelessness,
vulgarity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for insensitivity

cultivation,
genteelness,
gentility,
polish,
refinement,
tastefulness

courtliness,
urbanity

elegance,
grace,
graciousness

consideration,
sensitivity,
thoughtfulness

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“Insensitivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insensitivity. Accessed 3 Jul. 2022.

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