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Recent Examples of unresponsive
He was found breathing but unresponsive.
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Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
Laken Snelling, 21, was taken into custody on Sunday after officers with the Lexington Police Department responded to an unresponsive infant, according to officials.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
During meetings, his attorneys said, Brown would be completely unresponsive and keep his head down.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
Paramedics were already at the scene when officers arrived, Gonzalez said, and advised officers that an unresponsive man was inside an apartment.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
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Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
Laken Snelling, 21, was taken into custody on Sunday after officers with the Lexington Police Department responded to an unresponsive infant, according to officials.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
During meetings, his attorneys said, Brown would be completely unresponsive and keep his head down.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
Paramedics were already at the scene when officers arrived, Gonzalez said, and advised officers that an unresponsive man was inside an apartment.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unresponsive
Adjective
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In 2020, as a franchise, the Broncos looked listless and lost — a sleeping giant resting on the laurels of orange-and-blue bloods everywhere.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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The air was damp and listless and the heat was something to wade through, thick as molasses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Taylor’s being a drill sergeant, but Belly and Anika are uninterested in going viral.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Both artists were uninterested in the delusions that come with being attached to the mainstream music industry.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Sorry to all the girlies who are lackadaisical about leaving home and would rather rub their feet together in bed.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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Patience is the hallmark of Chinese operators, but the other side of this story is the lackadaisical attitude toward security that remains all too common among Western IT managers.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Every other elimination is perfunctory at best.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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Later that school year, a perfunctory and poorly organized Arab Heritage Month celebration was staged to appease my public criticism of the school’s silence on Gaza.—
Sahar Mustafah
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Up until the 17th century, people thought dogs were little more than unemotional machines that could not feel pain, either emotional or physical.—
Dawn Kovell,
Mercury News,
19 Aug. 2025
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Becton appeared calm and unemotional about the situation, the affidavit states.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Reached by phone, the father comes off as a cold, uncaring man, and Pacino portrays him with chilling aloofness.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
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For many years, Tariffs were allowed to be used against us by our uncaring and unwise Politicians.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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One key characteristic applicants need to consider is mastering the difference in expression from a neutral viewpoint on the job opening to a disinterested one.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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These deficient traits of humanity and humility are reflected in words like uncaring, vindictive, aloof, disinterested, and disrespectful.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Many could be apathetic about voting in 2026, when Trump won’t be on the ballot.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Aug. 2025
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Compared with their cognitively average peers, super-agers are the opposite of apathetic, says Gefen; they are actively engaged with other people and activities.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Unresponsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unresponsive. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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