Antonyms of verb desensitise

1 of 2 senses of desensitise

Sense 1
desensitize, desensitise -- (cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized")
       Antonym of sensitise (Sense 1)
      => sensitize, sensitise -- (cause to sense; make sensitive; "She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society"; "My tongue became sensitized to good wine")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb desensitise

2 senses of desensitise

Sense 1
desensitize, desensitise -- (cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 2
desensitize, desensitise -- (make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Antonyms of adj desensitising

1 sense of desensitising

Sense 1
desensitizing (vs. sensitizing), desensitising -- (making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli)


Similarity of adj desensitising

1 sense of desensitising

Sense 1
desensitizing (vs. sensitizing), desensitising -- (making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli)
       => numbing -- (causing numbness or insensitivity; "the numbing effect of grief")