insentient
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9.9
- adjective
- /ɪnˈsɛnʃənt/
- Specialized
:
insensible
- It may be harsh to say, but there was an insentient animal doing only what it knew was murdered that day, and not many seem to care about that at all.
Examples
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Despite being an insentient statue, it stood proudly in the center of the park.
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Why should the continued existence of an insentient group of cells have priority over the interests of a woman?
Academic text (2007) -
I used to understand asexual as insentient, and found your arguments fascinating because I am writing something about an Indian enlightened queen who crosses gender lines outside of the scope/scrutiny of society.
Blog text (24) -
An insentient rock cannot feel pain or experience emotions.
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The insentient robot follows commands without any awareness of its actions.
Synonyms
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4.2
Not awake and not able to respond to people or things
15
4.2
Unconscious and unable to feel or respond
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4.5
Not affected by things like touch, heat, or light
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7.5
Unconscious and unable to feel pain or touch
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9.0
Not able to feel or be aware of things
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9.9
Having no feeling in body or mind and no pity
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6.5
Does not show feelings or respond when someone tries to upset them
Not having any awareness and not able to think or feel
Not noticing things around you
Not awake and not aware of surroundings
Not about the senses like sight or hearing
Antonyms
How Sentient
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7.9
179
3.8
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4.2
20
4.7
- Specialized
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9.9
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5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Insentient comes from the Latin parts in- 'not' and sentire 'to feel', and is related to the common words sense and sentient. So, insentient means 'without feeling' or 'without awareness', which is why we use it for things that cannot feel or notice anything.