insensitive
adjective
in·sen·si·tive
(ˌ)in-ˈsen(t)-s(ə-)tiv 
1
a
: lacking feeling or tact
so insensitive as to laugh at someone in pain
b
: not responsive or susceptible
insensitive to the demands of the public
2
: not physically or chemically sensitive
Examples of insensitive in a Sentence
He's just a rude, insensitive jerk.
It was insensitive of her to say that.
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Corporate speak feels insensitive when people are grappling with real deprivation and anxieties about the future.
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Talie Smith, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
At the time of the campaign’s launch, Regent James raised concerns that some of the images used by the campaign were racially insensitive and furthered misperceptions about the impact on the Black community.
—Callie Rennison, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
The next step in permanently removing the village’s former seal, which some have said is insensitive, is a redesign of the village’s flag, which has the village’s former seal on it.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
Both create a larger blast than earlier bombs while being sufficiently insensitive to survive the shock of the initial strike.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
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Talie Smith, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
At the time of the campaign’s launch, Regent James raised concerns that some of the images used by the campaign were racially insensitive and furthered misperceptions about the impact on the Black community.
—Callie Rennison, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
The next step in permanently removing the village’s former seal, which some have said is insensitive, is a redesign of the village’s flag, which has the village’s former seal on it.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
Both create a larger blast than earlier bombs while being sufficiently insensitive to survive the shock of the initial strike.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
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“Insensitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insensitive. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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insensitive
adjective
in·sen·si·tive
(ˈ)in-ˈsen(t)-sət-iv
-ˈsen(t)-stiv
: not sensitive
especially
: lacking feeling
insensitively
adverb
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