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seismographic

1 7.9

Being very sensitive to small social or political changes

adjective
/ˌsaɪzməˈɡræfɪk/

: sensible

His seismographic sensitivity to political changes made him a valuable advisor during uncertain times.

Examples

The analyst's seismographic awareness allowed her to notice even the slightest market fluctuations.
Public reaction to the announcement was almost seismographic, with immediate and widespread discussion.
The seismographic data revealed subtle shifts in public opinion.
Her seismographic awareness of the situation helped her navigate the crisis.
The analyst's seismographic awareness allowed her to notice even the slightest market fluctuations.
His seismographic sensitivity to political changes made him a valuable advisor during uncertain times.
Public reaction to the announcement was almost seismographic, with immediate and widespread discussion.

Antonyms

insensitive

Specialized

4 4.5

Not affected by things like touch, heat, or light

How Sensitive

seismographic

1 7.9

sensitive

195 2.7

responsive

87 4.0

insensitive

119 4.6

unresponsive

29 4.7

Surface Forms

seismographic positive

Morphology

seismographic = seismograph (semi-transparent) = seismo + graph + ic

This figurative sense extends the idea of a seismograph detecting tiny tremors to detecting very small changes, so the meaning is only partly predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Seismographic comes from seism- 'shake' and -graph 'record', so imagine a seismograph that notices the smallest ground tremors. That's why we call a person or a situation seismographic when they are very sensitive to small changes.