insensible
adjective
in·sen·si·ble
(ˌ)in-ˈsen(t)-sə-bəl 
1
: incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
a
: lacking sensory perception or ability to react
insensible to pain
b
: unconscious
knocked insensible by a sudden blow
c
: not endowed with life or spirit : insentient
insensible earth
2
a
: unaware
insensible of their danger
b
: lacking emotional response : apathetic, indifferent
insensible to fear
3
: not intelligible : meaningless
4
: imperceptible
dampened by an insensible dew
5
: lacking delicacy or refinement
Examples of insensible in a Sentence
She was knocked insensible by the collision.
if a choking person is insensible, you should lay them down on their back before performing the Heimlich maneuver
Recent Examples on the Web
Or lobbyists can sometimes intervene and gain insensible exemptions from bans.
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IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2024
But the Cylinder Sling by Building Block flirts with such attitude without becoming rude or insensible.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022
The novel positions him as insensible to agendas, hopelessly subject to the whims of the altruistic and the cruel.
—Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2022
Armando Iannucci’s brilliant 2017 farce, The Death of Stalin, explores that question on a literal plane, with Stalin’s deputies frantically maneuvering for position while Stalin, not yet entirely dead, lies insensible and unattended on the floor.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 22 Apr. 2022
Combat troops get inured to death, but Yaroslav’s comrades seemed to me beyond inured, insensible.
—New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022
Being sick also can lead to insensible fluid loss, such as sweating from fever or blowing your nose, Rosner says, while vomiting or diarrhea can exacerbate fluid loss.
—Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2021
Over the next several hundred pages, naïve and self-deceiving Russ remains insensible to the desires of his wife Marion, who makes plans to reunite with her old flame and rediscover her old, uninhibited self.
—Merve Emre, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2021
Through some accidental sorcery involving a spreadsheet, Gerald has transferred his consciousness into the app, leaving his insensible body behind in his apartment.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2021
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IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2024
But the Cylinder Sling by Building Block flirts with such attitude without becoming rude or insensible.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022
The novel positions him as insensible to agendas, hopelessly subject to the whims of the altruistic and the cruel.
—Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2022
Armando Iannucci’s brilliant 2017 farce, The Death of Stalin, explores that question on a literal plane, with Stalin’s deputies frantically maneuvering for position while Stalin, not yet entirely dead, lies insensible and unattended on the floor.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 22 Apr. 2022
Combat troops get inured to death, but Yaroslav’s comrades seemed to me beyond inured, insensible.
—New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022
Being sick also can lead to insensible fluid loss, such as sweating from fever or blowing your nose, Rosner says, while vomiting or diarrhea can exacerbate fluid loss.
—Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2021
Over the next several hundred pages, naïve and self-deceiving Russ remains insensible to the desires of his wife Marion, who makes plans to reunite with her old flame and rediscover her old, uninhibited self.
—Merve Emre, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2021
Through some accidental sorcery involving a spreadsheet, Gerald has transferred his consciousness into the app, leaving his insensible body behind in his apartment.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2021
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“Insensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insensible. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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insensible
adjective
in·sen·si·ble
(ˈ)in-ˈsen(t)-sə-bəl
1
: imperceptible sense 1
insensible motion
2
a
: not endowed with life or spirit : inanimate sense 1
b
: unconscious entry 1 sense 2
knocked insensible by the accident
c
: not able to feel or be aware of using a sense or senses
insensible to pain
3
: not aware of or caring about something
insensible to fear
insensible of their danger
Medical Definition
insensible
adjective
in·sen·si·ble
-ˈsen(t)-sə-bəl
1
: incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: as
a
: unconscious
knocked insensible by a sudden blow
b
: lacking sensory perception or ability to react
insensible to pain
c
: lacking emotional response : apathetic
2
: not perceived by the senses
insensible perspiration
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