Thesaurus results for SENSITIVITIES

sensitivity

noun

ˌsen(t)-sə-ˈti-və-tē

as in sensitiveness

the state or quality of being able to sense slight impressions or differences the sensitivity needed for a microphone that will be used in a recording studio

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Recent Examples of sensitivity To achieve high sensitivity, the team used a sacrificial template method to create microscopic pores in the sensor materials. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026 In the Middle East, India-Pakistan political sensitivities can make theatrical releases for this kind of material complicated or commercially risky. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026 The book, which is Shepherd-Robinson’s first contemporary crime thriller, follows Brontë Hayes, the head of a London police team that is tasked with investigating cases of national sensitivity. —

Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026 Other specifications like sensitivity and sound pressure levels also make a difference. —

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perceptiveness

Noun

But what the rest of the league isn’t factoring in is the perceptiveness of one of the game’s all-time great players.

— Nick Friedell, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026

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