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DESENSITIZED Synonyms

There are 24 synonyms of the word desensitized. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word desensitized. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For DESENSITIZED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for desensitized, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for APATHETIC

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