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insensately

insensately

9.9
Acting without feeling or reason and not caring about harm to others
  • adverb
  • /ɪnˈsɛnseɪtli/
translation icon : insensatamente
  • In her fury, she lashed out insensately, not realizing how deeply her words would hurt others.

Examples

  • The mobs acted insensately, destroying everything in their path.

  • She insensately ignored the warnings about the storm.

  • He drove insensately, ignoring all caution and rules.

  • She lashed out insensately, unaware of the pain she caused.

  • He acted insensately during the argument.

  • He drove insensately, putting himself and others at risk without considering the consequences.

  • The group reacted insensately to the provocation, causing widespread chaos without understanding the situation.

Synonyms

numbly
vsinsensately
3 5.8

In a way that shows no feeling in the body or mind

also covers lack of rational feeling and conscious awareness
obliviously
vsinsensately
1 6.5

Not noticing what happens around you

is broader, including lack of reason or feeling as well as unawareness
insensibly
vsinsensately
1 7.4

In a way that shows no feeling or awareness

includes lack of reason or sensitivity as well as numbness
insensitively
vsinsensately
1 6.1

In a way that does not think about other people's feelings

is wider, covering physical numbness and lack of consciousness too
unreasoningly
vsinsensately
8.4

In a way that is not based on reason or careful thinking

also means absence of physical or emotional sensation and awareness

Antonyms

5 4.2

In a way that shows care for other people's feelings and needs

How Sensitive

sensitively
5 4.2
insensately
9.9
callously
7 7.7

Surface Forms

insensately positive

Morphology

insensately = insensate (semi-transparent) = in + sensate + ly

The adverb is formed in a standard way from the adjective 'insensate' by adding '-ly'.

Etymology

The word insensately starts with in- meaning 'not' and uses the same root as the common word sense, which means 'feeling' or 'awareness'. So, insensately means doing something 'without feeling' or 'without thought', acting without care or reason.