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sensitiveness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sensitiveness

the state or quality of being able to sense slight impressions or differences

  • the extreme sensitiveness of the detection mechanism means that the alarm is always going accidentally
Synonyms of sensitiveness

acuity, acuteness, delicacy, keenness, perceptiveness, perceptivity, sensitivity, sharpness
Words Related to sensitiveness

hyperacuity, hypersensitiveness, hypersensitivity, oversensitiveness, oversensitivity, supersensitivity

accuracy, exactitude, exactness, fineness

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