DESENSITIZED Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word desensitized. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DESENSITIZED
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apathetic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing little or no emotion or animation • marked by a lack of interest | ||||||||
callous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • emotionally hardened • having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear verb • make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals | ||||||||
cold | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration • extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion noun • a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs) • the absence of heat • the sensation produced by low temperatures adjective satellite • having lost freshness through passage of time • (color) giving no sensation of warmth • marked by errorless familiarity • lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new • so intense as to be almost uncontrollable • sexually unresponsive • without compunction or human feeling • feeling or showing no enthusiasm • unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication • of a seeker; far from the object sought • lacking the warmth of life | ||||||||
cold-blooded | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated) adjective satellite • without compunction or human feeling | ||||||||
coldhearted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking in sympathy or feeling | ||||||||
deadened | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • devoid of physical sensation; numb • made or become less intense | ||||||||
deadpan | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adverb • without betraying any feeling adjective satellite • deliberately impassive in manner | ||||||||
emotionless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unmoved by feeling | ||||||||
heartless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking in feeling or pity or warmth adjective satellite • devoid of courage or enthusiasm | ||||||||
impassive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited • deliberately impassive in manner | ||||||||
indifferent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by a lack of interest • showing no care or concern in attitude or action • (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed • (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other • fairly poor to not very good • having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive • marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another • characterized by a lack of partiality • being neither good nor bad • neither too great nor too little | ||||||||
insensible | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • incapable of physical sensation adjective satellite • unaware of or indifferent to • barely able to be perceived • unresponsive to stimulation | ||||||||
numb | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking sensation • (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive • so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified verb • make numb or insensitive | ||||||||
passive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking in energy or will • expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb noun • the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb adjective satellite • peacefully resistant in response to injustice | ||||||||
unaffected | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • undergoing no change when acted upon • emotionally unmoved • free of artificiality; sincere and genuine adjective satellite • unaware of or indifferent to | ||||||||
uncaring | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking affection or warm feeling • without care or thought for others | ||||||||
uncompassionate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking compassion or feeling for others | ||||||||
unemotional | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion adjective satellite • cool and formal in manner | ||||||||
unfeeling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • devoid of feeling for others • devoid of feeling or sensation | ||||||||
unimpressionable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not sensitive or susceptible to impression | ||||||||