insensible

• Sem sensibilidade ou consciência; também descreve algo pequeno ou gradual demais para ser percebido.

Lacking consciousness or awareness; also describes something too small or gradual to be perceived.

1. Lacking physical feelingC1formal

   Unable to feel physical sensations, often due to injury, anesthesia, or shock.

   Insensível

   • After the accident, his leg was insensible to pain.
   • The patient remained insensible to the cold during the surgery.
   • Her fingers were insensible from the extreme frost.

   Sinônimosdeadenedinsensatenumbsenselessunfeeling

   Antônimosawareconsciousresponsivesensible

2. Unaware or indifferentC1formal

   Lacking awareness, concern, or emotional response to something.

   Insensível

   • He was insensible to the suffering of others.
   • She remained insensible to the criticism from her peers.
   • The government seemed insensible to the needs of the poor.

   Sinônimosapatheticheedlessindifferentinsensitiveobliviousunawareunconsciousunmindfulunresponsive

   Antônimosawareconcernedconsciousmindfulresponsivesensitive

3. Barely perceptibleC2formal

   So slight or gradual that it is difficult to notice or detect.

   Quase imperceptível

   • There was an insensible change in the temperature over the hours.
   • The difference between the two shades was almost insensible.
   • An insensible tremor ran through the ground.

   Sinônimosimperceptibleinappreciableslightsubtleundetectableunnoticeable

   Antônimosappreciablenoticeableperceptiblesensiblevisible

4. Unresponsive to stimulationC1formal

   Not reacting to external stimuli, often describing a state of unconsciousness or deep shock.

   Inconsciente

   • The victim was found insensible and had to be rushed to the hospital.
   • He lay insensible on the ground after the blow.
   • The patient was insensible to the doctor's voice.

   Sinônimoscomatoseinsensatenumboblivioussenselesstorpidunconsciousunresponsive

   Antônimosalertawakeconsciousresponsivesensitive