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Insensible

Destitute of the power of feeling or perceiving; wanting bodily sensibility.

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Anaesthetic 84% connected

Capable of rendering insensible; as, anaesthetic agents.

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Anaesthetic 84% connected

Capable of rendering insensible; as, anaesthetic agents.

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Anesthetic 84% connected

Same as Anaesthesia, Anaesthetic.

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Anesthetic 84% connected

Same as Anaesthesia, Anaesthetic.

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Asleep 84% connected

In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.

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Asleep 84% connected

In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.

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Benumbed 84% connected

of Benumb

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Benumbed 84% connected

of Benumb

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Imperceptible 84% connected

Not perceptible; not to be apprehended or cognized by the souses; not discernible by the mind; not easily apprehended.

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Imperceptible 84% connected

Not perceptible; not to be apprehended or cognized by the souses; not discernible by the mind; not easily apprehended.

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Insensitive 84% connected

Not sensitive; wanting sensation, or wanting acute sensibility.

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Insensitive 84% connected

Not sensitive; wanting sensation, or wanting acute sensibility.

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Numb 84% connected

Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, the fingers or limbs are numb with cold.

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Numb 84% connected

Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, the fingers or limbs are numb with cold.

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Unconscious 84% connected

Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, a…

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Unconscious 84% connected

Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, a…

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Derivationally related 4

Hardness 74% connected

The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively.

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Hardness 74% connected

The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively.

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Insensibility 74% connected

The state or quality of being insensible; want of sensibility; torpor; unconsciousness; as, the insensibility produced by a fall, or by opiates.

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Insensibility 74% connected

The state or quality of being insensible; want of sensibility; torpor; unconsciousness; as, the insensibility produced by a fall, or by opiates.

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See also 8

Incognizant 66% connected

Not cognizant; failing to apprehended or notice.

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Incognizant 66% connected

Not cognizant; failing to apprehended or notice.

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Insensitive 66% connected

Not sensitive; wanting sensation, or wanting acute sensibility.

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Insensitive 66% connected

Not sensitive; wanting sensation, or wanting acute sensibility.

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Unaware 66% connected

Not aware; not noticing; giving no heed; thoughtless; inattentive.

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Unaware 66% connected

Not aware; not noticing; giving no heed; thoughtless; inattentive.

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Unconscious 66% connected

Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, a…

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Unconscious 66% connected

Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, a…

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Synonym 3

Indiscernible 92% connected

Not to be discerned; imperceptible; not discoverable or visible.

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Senseless 92% connected

Destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to, sense; without sensibility or feeling; unconscious; stupid; foolish; unwise; unreasonable.

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Unaffected 92% connected

Not affected or moved; destitute of affection or emotion; uninfluenced.

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Antonym 2

Sensible 94% connected

Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon th…

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Sensible 94% connected

Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon th…

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