SENSIBILITY Synonyms: 160 Similar and Opposite Words

sensibility

noun

Definition of sensibility

as in attitude

a particular attitude, mindset, or preference The artist was known for her minimalist sensibility. The sentiments expressed in the essay, while typical of their time, are apt to offend modern sensibilities.

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the capacity to notice and respond to something She has a painter's innate sensibility for color and composition.

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Recent Examples of sensibility Drexler’s comedic sensibility was shaped, early on, by the vaudeville acts that performed in movie theatres in between screenings. — Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 The camera isn’t human, but for better or worse the sensibility behind it is. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 In a battle between sense and sensibility, makeup artist Jo Baker is choosing the latter. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 Aitzhanova launched her clothing label Al Basty to infuse avant-garde sensibilities into the local streetwear scene and to put Kazakh mystical culture on the global stage. — Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sensibility

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Noun

Above 5%, however, attitudes began to shift and yields suddenly starting looking like an attractive entry point, compensating even for the risk of inflation above 3%.

— Fred Imbert,Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
The underlying racial attitudes have persisted, Chapel said, contributing to present-day inequalities such as Black infant mortality.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of attitude

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These give the driver real-time control over accelerator pedal sensitivity, wheel slip thresholds (with nine traction settings) and cornering agility.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
The authors concluded that improved laboratory sensitivity and statistical methods could help agencies better interpret drinking-water monitoring results.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of sensitivity

Noun

Here’s a prime example of a more cryptic style of clue that sometimes pops up in late-week puzzles.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
The menu changes daily and features wide-ranging Italian and Tyrolean dishes such as quail risotto, Speckknöddelsuppe (bacon dumpling soup), pasta and veal ragout, Viennese-style schnitzel, spinach dumplings, and apple strudel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of style

Noun

Ours is a society in which those intrepid few who are willing to engage with their surroundings will find no eyes or ears to receive them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Most salons also offer other TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) treatments, such as ear candling and bone-setting massages.

— Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Decorative details like wall-to-wall wildlife photography over the beds, lantern-style sconces, and trunk-like drawers give these rooms that I’m-on-a-safari aesthetic.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
But while the red carpet aesthetic often incorporates Victorian era and Gothic design cues like lace, long sleeves and high necklines, among other details, Moore’s Bottega Veneta dress offered a more contemporary interpretation.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of aesthetic

Noun

The tightness of White’s control over his arrangements can occasionally foreclose the sense of chaotic freedom inherent to his more collaborative efforts.

— Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
This approach was meant to counter Vucic's one-man rule and restore a sense of community and solidarity.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of sense

Noun

Proposals include limiting justices’ active service through legislation—an approach whose constitutionality is disputed—or through a constitutional amendment.

— Connor Greene, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Back at the hotel, Vision boots up his head-laser when Paladin’s drone approaches.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

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