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Synonyms for insensate
ɪnˈsɛn seɪt, -sɪtin·sen·sate

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  1. insensateadjective

    Having no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate.

    Antonyms:
    sentient

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  1. insensate

    Synonyms:
    brute, insensitive, insensible, unfeeling, stolid, insusceptible, unimpressible

    Antonyms:
    sensitive, feeling, quick, sagacious, discriminating, observing, susceptible, acute, impressible

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  1. insentient, insensateadjective

    devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation

    "insentient (or insensate) stone"

    Synonyms:
    insentient, inhuman, cold-blooded, cold

    Antonyms:
    humane

  2. cold, cold-blooded, inhuman, insensateadjective

    without compunction or human feeling

    "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction"

    Synonyms:
    dusty, cold, moth-eaten, stale, inhuman, insentient, cold-blooded, frigid

    Antonyms:
    humane

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  1. insensateadjective

    Synonyms:
    dull, stupid, insensible, senseless

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How to use insensate in a sentence?

  1. Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor:

    Midazolam, as The State has repeatedly shown,' can be relied upon... to render the inmate insensate to pain,'.

  2. Robert Dunham:

    No improvement in the protocol will address the fact that midazolam is an inappropriate drug to use in executions, midazolam is not capable of knocking somebody out and keeping them insensate during the period in which other drugs are administered.


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  • unvernünftig, unsinnig, empfindungslosGerman
  • inhumano, absurdo, indiferente, inconscienteSpanish
  • järjetön, tunteeton, älytön, tunnotonFinnish
  • insenséFrench
  • անկապ, անիմաստ, անկարեկից, դաժան, անզգա, անզգամ, անշունչArmenian
  • बधीरMarathi
  • onzinnig, gevoelloos, hardvochtigDutch
  • bezmyślny, bez czuciaPolish
  • desumano, inumanoPortuguese
  • бесчеловечный, неразумный, неодушевлённый, безрассудный, жестокий, бесчувственный, бессмысленный, глупыйRussian
  • känslolös, okänslig, livlösSwedish
  • umursamaz, ruhsuz, gaddar, katı yürekli, hissiz, duygusuz, kalpsiz, duyarsız, kıyıcı, anlamsızTurkish

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