as in indifference
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Recent Examples of unresponsiveness
Advertisement Transient unresponsiveness Sometimes people with neurological problems go blank for a few seconds, and then return to their normal selves with no recollection of what just happened.
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Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
On its surface, the examination at the Leslie County Jail – where Stines was taken after the arrest because of his close connection to Letcher County jail staffers – paints a picture of him as being in a fog of confusion, unresponsiveness and paranoia.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
On its surface, the examination at the Leslie County Jail – where Stines was taken after the arrest because of his close connection to Letcher County jail staffers – paints a picture of him as being in a fog of confusion, unresponsiveness and paranoia.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unresponsiveness
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Let’s choose forgiveness over judgement, kindness over indifference, and bridges to one another instead of walls.—
Chick Pritchard,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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In October 2025, she was handed a life sentence, the court noting her indifference to the consequences of her actions.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Analysts say the turnout strongly suggests voter apathy, while polling data showed frustrations over crime and the higher cost of living.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Many of the musicians and audience members belonged to a generation that’s often stereotyped as languishing in apathy and isolation—but whose indignation about the suffering in Gaza has far outpaced that of other generations.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But restfulness dropped—my body noticed the break.—
Marisa McMillan,
Outside,
29 Dec. 2025
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Not with the quietness of a disease already in her brain; not drugged and almost constantly sleeping.—
Molly Aitken,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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While Sabalenka’s emotions intensified, Rybakina maintained a determined quietness throughout.—
John Pye,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Her personal preference leans slightly richer, in the direction of Sherwin-Williams’ Dried Thyme, a shade with enough depth to make a statement without sacrificing quietude.—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
29 Jan. 2026
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Vintage Vanilla strips the ubiquitous sweet ingredient of its sugary clichés and replaces them with quietude.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
17 Dec. 2025
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The flap over news that this would be the NFL’s halftime entertainment is emblematic of the MAGA movement’s naked disinterest in much beyond a deciding say in the messaging of America’s largest platforms.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
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This mindset may have developed as a response to more hands-off generations, but over time, a healthy degree of involvement in your child’s life—as opposed to a total disinterest in it—has quietly turned into over-involvement.—
Janelle Jones,
Parents,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Unresponsiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unresponsiveness. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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