insensible

Examples

• All

• Then again, it was said that she had been married and left; that she preferred women to men; that she was heterosexually promiscuous; that she had a married male or female or underage lover; that she had a showing of work in New York; that her paintings were insensible abstractions an "eight-year-old could do"; that she was cruel to animals; that she was a drunk, a Christian, a heathen, an owner of numerous stray cats.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The insensible sounds of the street fill her room.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The insensible water loss can be great and has to be replaced to prevent dehydration.

  Academic text (1995)

• But the truth is I applaud the victory and prefer it to reason's insensible claims.

  Fiction book (2000)

• It seems only natural to suppose that, if we can trace life by insensible degrees downward through lower forms, we will finally arrive at a point where life and the world of inorganic matter must separate.

  Academic text (1992)

• Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe.

  Academic text (1994)

• The change in temperature was so insensible that she didn't notice it until she stepped outside.

• The artist's skill improved in insensible ways, noticeable only after years of practice.

Synonyms

I

invisible

vsinsensible

148 2.7

Not easy for other people to notice

often means only very small or gradual presence that may be noticed slightly

U

unseen

vsinsensible

66 3.2

Hidden so people do not notice it

describes the same subtle presence but highlights slight perceptibility

U

unnoticed

vsinsensible

57 2.5

Other people do not see or pay attention to it

refers to tiny presence that may still be just barely detected

N

negligible

vsinsensible

31 5.6

Very small or unimportant and not worth worrying about

concerns minute presence that is barely perceptible rather than only unimportant

U

undetectable

vsinsensible

23 6.5

Very hard or impossible to notice

is milder, meaning very small or gradual but sometimes just sensed

I

inconspicuous

vsinsensible

15 6.9

Not easy to see or notice

is about amount or change being so slight it is barely perceived

I

imperceptible

vsinsensible

9 7.8

Very small or slight and hard to notice

is detectable only barely rather than being wholly unnoticeable

B

barely visible

vsinsensible

7 4.2

Hard to see because it is very faint

is similar but applies to any sense, not only sight

I

indiscernible

vsinsensible

4 8.8

Hard to see, hear, or notice

is more about being only just perceptible rather than fully unclear

I

inconsiderable

vsinsensible

3 6.8

Too small or not important enough to matter

is about tiny degree that escapes clear perception rather than mere unimportance

U

unnoticeable

vsinsensible

2 4.6

Hard to see or notice

is specifically about being so small or gradual it is barely perceived

U

unobservable

vsinsensible

1 8.0

Not able to be seen or noticed when you look

is about being barely perceived rather than impossible to detect

U

unobvious

vsinsensible

1 7.8

Hard to notice or understand at first

is instead defined by being too slight to be clearly perceived

N

nonobvious

vsinsensible

1 7.4

Not easy to see or understand without careful thinking

is more about being so small or gradual that it escapes notice

I

impalpable

vsinsensible

1 9.3

Hard to feel or notice with your senses

is about being of such small degree that it is barely perceived

I

imperceivable

vsinsensible

8.4

Too small to be seen, heard, or noticed

is instead present at a barely perceptible, detectable level

U

unperceivable

vsinsensible

9.1

Too small, slow, or quiet for people to notice

is rather at the threshold of perception, just barely noticed

U

unapparent

vsinsensible

7.9

Not easily seen, noticed, or understood

is narrower, meaning almost imperceptible due to tiny size or change

I

inapparent

vsinsensible

8.1

Hard to see or notice

focuses on minimal presence that is barely perceptible rather than hidden

I

inappreciable

vsinsensible

9.2

Too small to notice or to change anything

focuses on tiny detectability rather than only lacking importance

Antonyms

N

noticeable

65 3.2

Easy to see, hear, or recognize

P

perceptible

8 5.4

Able to be seen, heard, or noticed

How Noticeable

obvious

∞ 1.0

noticeable

65 3.2

insensible

7.4

subtle

276 6.0

faint

148 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology