Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: insensitive

Synonyms:

Synonyms that are in the dictionary are marked in green. Synonyms that are not in the dictionary are marked in red.

Antonyms:

Antonyms that are in the dictionary are marked in green. Antonyms that are not in the dictionary are marked in red.

Usage examples:

ABC a racially insensitive term used in the episode “Daddy Robot” after a viewer complained.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/06/abc-childrens-show-censored-fat-shaming-bluey/

About seven years ago, this woman’s 40-year-old sister stopped talking to their mother, 73, because her sister was sick of their mother making insensitive comments about her family.

Source: https://www.chipchick.com/2023/10/she-didnt-tell-her-sister-that-their-mom-was-sick-for-an-entire-year-before-passing-away-because-they-were-estranged-but-now-her-sister-is-furious-that-she-hid-the-truth.html

Advocates said it was a long overdue change to insensitive bureaucracy, while critics warned it could undermine women’s rights and jeopardise single sex spaces.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23688357.scottish-labour-faces-nightmare-scenario-gender-law-court-fight/?ref=rss

“Both IPPIS and Keystone have been mute as well, this clearly showed how insensitive the Buhari-led government and our superiors are to our huge sacrifices to the nation.

Source: https://newsday.com.ng/were-hungry-cheated-oppressed-by-buhari-government-nigerian-policemen-kick-over-unpaid-february-salaries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=were-hungry-cheated-oppressed-by-buhari-government-nigerian-policemen-kick-over-unp

Brooks, who appears regularly on US network PBS, later expressed regret over the tweet, saying he was trying to make a joke but it was insensitive.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/terrible-author-gets-hammered-over-78-airport-meal-complaint-20230922-p5e6wv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

But we also forget about the tears that resulted from a cruel comment from an insensitive uncle, or the hurt feelings when someone didn't make time to stop by grandma's house.

Source: https://comicbook.com/movies/news/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-holiday-anxiety-timeless-movie/

Calling from London, I feel worried about coming across as insensitive, but Ukraine is my home, and these are my fellow citizens, so I care a lot.

Source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2023/12/we-frequently-have-to-pause-our-interviews-to-flee-to-a-bomb-shelter/

Calling your fiancée your 'second wife' is disrespectful and insensitive.

Source: https://newstalk1290.com/man-upset-family-calls-fiancee-second-wife-reddit/

CAN in a statement on Monday, had said it was considering sanctioning such an insensitive act, including asking its members and well meaning Nigerians to boycott the product.

Source: https://www.newtelegraphng.com/can-commends-peak-milks-sincerity-withdrawal-of-offensive-advert/

Disagree with someone on the left and he is more likely to think you selfish, a sell-out, insensitive, possibly evil.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/02/18/ferbrache-the-rise-of-the-federal-virtuecrats/

Do you have a friend or family member who has, as Dictionary.com describes it, “the habit of making inappropriate, insensitive, or imprudent statements”?

Source: https://ss-times.com/do-you-suffer-from-dontopedalogy/

“He admitted he’s done something stupid but we’ve all done something stupid (and) insensitive and there are things that we all probably regret when we were 21.”

Source: https://canberraweekly.com.au/voters-weigh-perrottets-nazi-mistake-as-nsw-election-nears/

He will confront those sentiments head on, aides say, while at the same time trying to avoid sounding insensitive to Americans' concerns.

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230207/biden-aims-to-deliver-reassurance-in-state-of-union-address

How can anyone be so insensitive about the environment especially a company that is supposed to construct a national highway?

Source: https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/04/17/how-two-nh-construction-companies-are-killing-two-rivers-in-south-garo-hills/

How can he make such an insensitive statement, why is he mocking Christians?

Source: https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/06/08/nasir-el-rufai-satanic-a-threat-to-national-peace-primate-ayodele/

However, he should have had the foresight to recognize that doing so mere moments after announcing the layoffs of thousands would seem a tad insensitive.

Source: https://theithacan.org/columns/column-has-disney-lost-its-magic/

How have the “Minutemen” been insensitive culturally or racially?

Source: https://www.claycord.com/2023/08/16/mdusd-votes-to-change-concord-high-school-mascot-from-minutemen-to-bears/

I deeply apologize to the families of the victims that my answer came off as insensitive, it was certainly not my intention."

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/mark-wahlbergs-911-tribute-after-30918402

I meant no disrespect to Tua or the Carmona family at all, but that was totally bad timing and insensitive by me.

Source: https://awfulannouncing.com/nbc/chris-simms-disappointed-himself-tuanon-comments.html