
Insensible
Emotional Distance
Use 'insensible' to describe someone who's emotionally disconnected from a situation or unaware of others' feelings.
Despite the team's loss, he remained completely insensible.
Lack of Response
'Insensible' suggests zero response to something that typically provokes a reaction.
She was insensible to the audience's cheers.
Hidden Intensity
Sometimes 'insensible' implies a situation's impact is so strong, it numbs people's usual reactions.
He was insensible to her charms, unlike the other men. Compare with
ApatheticIndifferentInertLifelessNumbResponsiveStoicUnfeeling
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