Synonyms of insensitive
71 similar words · 6 opposite words
Another word for insensitive is severe. Other synonyms of insensitive are cold-eyed, grim, harsh, cruel and marble-hearted. The opposite of insensitive is sensitive.
Synonyms and similar words for insensitive
adjectiveExpressing or feeling little or no concern, care, compassion, or consideration for the feelings...
- ruthless
- uncompassionateNot compassionate.
- unsensitiveSynonym of insensitive.
adjectiveNot expressing normal physical feeling.
- anesthetic
- insensateHaving no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate.
- insensibleIncapable or deprived of physical sensation.
- dead
adjectiveNot expressing normal emotional feelings; cold; tactless; undiplomatic.
- harshSevere or cruel.
- rude
- aweless
- improper
- bad-manneredHaving bad manners; impolite.
- barbaricOf or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth.
- bold Ireland
- bumptiousObtrusively pushy; self-important; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
- crude
- churlish
- impudent
- discourteousImpolite; lacking consideration for others.
- gauche
- ill-bred
- ill-manneredHaving bad manners; impolite.
- impoliteNot polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.
- insolent
- lack-graceRude; graceless; bad-mannered.
- mismanneredHaving bad manners; impolite.
- rough
- uncivil
- uncivilized
- uncourteousNot courteous; impolite, rude.
- uncouth
- uncultured
- underbred
- unmannerlyNot mannerly (“polite; having good manners”).
- unpolished
- unpolite
- unrefined
- brutalHarsh; unrelenting.
- callousEmotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
- coldWithout compassion; heartless; ruthless.
- hardhanded
- cold-eyedThat looks coldly or dispassionately; having a fierce or aloof mein.
- cruelHarsh; severe.
- dour
- thick-skinnedInsensitive to the feelings of others; callous.
- 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.
- hardheartedLacking in compassion; cold and pitiless.
- heartlessWithout feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; 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.
- severeStrict or harsh.
- 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.
- incivil rare
- rantipole obsoleteRude; unruly.
Opposite of insensitive
adjectiveExpressing or feeling little or no concern, care, compassion, or consideration for the feelings...
adjectiveNot expressing normal physical feeling.
Meaning of insensitive
- adjective Expressing or feeling little or no concern, care, compassion, or consideration for the feelings, emotions, sentiments, or concerns of other people; inconsiderate or incompassionate.
- adjective Not expressing normal physical feeling.
- adjective Not expressing normal emotional feelings; cold; tactless; undiplomatic.
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Questions about synonyms of insensitive
- What is another word for insensitive?
- Insensitive has 71 synonyms on Word.ws, such as severe, cold-eyed, grim, harsh, cruel, marble-hearted, heartless and brutal.
- What is the opposite of insensitive?
- The opposite of insensitive is sensitive.
- What does insensitive mean?
- Insensitive means expressing or feeling little or no concern, care, compassion, or consideration for the feelings, emotions, sentiments, or concerns of other people; inconsiderate or incompassionate.
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