Thesaurus results for SENSITIVITY

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 That level of sensitivity could support future food safety applications for people with severe allergies. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026 Animal studies suggest that these compounds have antidiabetic, antioxidant, lipid-lowering, and anti-inflammatory qualities that can improve fasting glucose and insulin sensitivity. —

Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 17 June 2026 The result can look like forgetfulness, slower processing speed, trouble concentrating, emotional sensitivity or a strange sense of mental exhaustion. —

Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 17 June 2026 The two people spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the discussions. —

Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sensitivity

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perceptiveness

Noun

There is no denying her perceptiveness, and her contemporaneous letters to her husband’s successor, Andrew Johnson—mostly attempts to secure positions for Lincoln loyalists—do not suggest a woman mentally finished off by yet more grief and loss.

— Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The future will favor perceptiveness.

— Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026