unreactive

Examples

• All

• The patient's facial expressions were unreactive during the examination.

• Your pupils were dilated and unreactive to light.

• Instead of a double helix makeup like normal human beings, theirs is a single, threadbare strand of pseudo-philosophy. 'What's interesting,' says Dr. Spengler, 'is that their DNA pattern is very unreactive, virtually ignoring everything that's going on.'

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• She seemed unreactive to all the excitement around her.

Synonyms

D

deaf

vsunreactive

84 5.0

Not willing to listen to warnings or advice

is about not reacting to stimulation rather than refusing to listen

U

unresponsive

vsunreactive

20 4.7

Not reacting to touch, sound, or commands

is the neutral description for lack of any response

I

insensitive

vsunreactive

• Specialized

5 4.5

Not affected by things like touch, heat, or light

is about not reacting generally rather than only physical unresponsiveness

I

insensible

vsunreactive

1 7.3

Does not notice or care about things that upset other people

focuses on being unaware or indifferent to stimuli

N

nonreactive

vsunreactive

1 5.3

Someone or something that shows no response when something happens

is the general idea of not reacting to stimulation

I

insensate

vsunreactive

1 9.9

Having no feeling in body or mind and no pity

is less about total incapacity and more about being unfeeling

I

insentient

vsunreactive

• Specialized

1 9.9

Unable to feel or be aware of things

is extreme meaning complete inability to sense rather than mere lack of response

U

unaroused

vsunreactive

6.9

Not awake and not responding to things around you

is the broader term for any lack of response to stimulation

Antonyms

R

responsive

61 4.0

React quickly and helpfully to people and things

R

reactive

24 4.3

Quickly showing a strong response when something affects it

How Responsive

reactive

24 4.3

responsive

61 4.0

unreactive

1 6.5

sluggish

30 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology