Synonyms of insensate
42 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for insensate is insensitive. Other synonyms of insensate are severe, cold-eyed, grim, harsh and cruel. The opposite of insensate is sentient.
Synonyms and similar words for insensate
adjectiveHaving no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate.
- insensibleIncapable or deprived of physical sensation.
- nonsentientNot sentient.
- unaware
- insensitiveNot expressing normal physical feeling.
adjectiveSenseless; foolish; irrational; thoughtless.
- mindless
- unreasonable
- unwiseNot wise; lacking wisdom.
adjectiveUnfeeling, heartless, cruel, insensitive.
- callousEmotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
- hardheartedLacking in compassion; cold and pitiless.
- severeStrict or harsh.
- brutalHarsh; unrelenting.
- coldWithout compassion; heartless; ruthless.
- hardhanded
- cold-eyedThat looks coldly or dispassionately; having a fierce or aloof mein.
- cruelHarsh; severe.
- dour
- thick-skinned
- flint-heartedSynonym of hardhearted.
- forbiddingAppearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.
- frostyHaving an aloof or inhospitable manner.
- grimDismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- hardSevere, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- hard-boiledOf a person, especially a detective, callous and unsentimental.
- hardenedUnfeeling; pitiless; callous.
- heartlessWithout feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel.
- harshSevere or cruel.
- humorlessLacking humor or levity; serious; not funny, amusing, amused, or lighthearted.
- icyCharacterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
- iron-heartedSynonym of hardhearted.
- marble-heartedEmotionally cold, cruel, and unfeeling.
- rigorous
- rockheartedSynonym of hardhearted.
- stern
- stoneheartedSynonym of hardhearted.
- stonyOf a person, lacking warmth and emotion.
- stonyheartedCruel, compassionless, discompassionate, as if having a heart made of stone.
- strictSevere in discipline.
- toughStrict, not lenient.
- unsympatheticNot sympathetic; ill-disposed.
- unmovedNot sympathetic; uncaring.
adjectiveNot responsive to sensory stimuli; unfeeling.
Opposite of insensate
adjectiveHaving no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate.
- sentientAble to consciously perceive through the use of sense faculties.
Meaning of insensate
- adjective Having no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate.
- adjective Senseless; foolish; irrational; thoughtless.
- adjective Unfeeling, heartless, cruel, insensitive.
insensate in other languages
Questions about synonyms of insensate
- What is another word for insensate?
- Insensate has 42 synonyms on Word.ws, such as insensitive, severe, cold-eyed, grim, harsh, cruel, insensible and marble-hearted.
- What is the opposite of insensate?
- The opposite of insensate is sentient.
- What does insensate mean?
- Insensate means having no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate.
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