Antonyms of adj insensible

4 senses of insensible

Sense 1
insensible (vs. sensible) -- (incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth")

sensible (vs. insensible), sensitive -- (able to feel or perceive; "even amoeba are sensible creatures"; "the more sensible parts of the skin")

Sense 2
insensible (predicate), unaffected (predicate) -- (unaware of or indifferent to; "insensible to the suffering around him")

INDIRECT (VIA insensitive) -> sensitive -- (being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others; "sensitive to the local community and its needs")

Sense 3
indiscernible, insensible, undetectable -- (barely able to be perceived; "the transition was almost indiscernible"; "an almost insensible change")

INDIRECT (VIA imperceptible) -> perceptible -- (capable of being perceived by the mind or senses; "a perceptible limp"; "easily perceptible sounds"; "perceptible changes in behavior")

Sense 4
insensible, senseless -- (unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had fallen"; "drugged and senseless")

INDIRECT (VIA unconscious) -> conscious -- (knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts; "remained conscious during the operation"; "conscious of his faults"; "became conscious that he was being followed")

Similarity of adj insensible

4 senses of insensible

Sense 1
insensible (vs. sensible) -- (incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth")
       => anesthetic (prenominal), anaesthetic (prenominal) -- (characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state")
       => asleep (predicate), benumbed, numb -- (lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold")
          Also See-> insensitive#1; insensitive#2; unaware#1, incognizant#1; unconscious#1

Sense 2
insensible (predicate), unaffected (predicate) -- (unaware of or indifferent to; "insensible to the suffering around him")
       => insensitive (vs. sensitive) -- (deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients")

Sense 3
indiscernible, insensible, undetectable -- (barely able to be perceived; "the transition was almost indiscernible"; "an almost insensible change")
       => imperceptible (vs. perceptible), unperceivable -- (impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses; "an imperceptible drop in temperature"; "an imperceptible nod"; "color is unperceivable to the touch")

Sense 4
insensible, senseless -- (unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had fallen"; "drugged and senseless")
       => unconscious (vs. conscious) -- (not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor")

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