Definitions

sensitive

[sen-si-tiv] / ˈsɛn sɪ tɪv /

ADJECTIVE

impressionable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conscious delicate emotional hypersensitive keen nervous perceptive precise receptive responsive susceptible tense touchy tricky unstable

STRONG

acute feeling fine knowing psychic seeing understanding

WEAK

cognizant easily affected emotionable high-strung hung up impressible irritable oversensitive perceiving precarious reactive sensatory sensile sensorial sensory sentient supersensitive ticklish touchy feely tuned-in turned on to umbrageous wired

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm ignorant imprecise insensitive laid-back loose strong unaware unresponsive unsusceptible

WEAK

heartless impassive indifferent numb thick-skinned unfeeling

ADJECTIVE

easily hurt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bleeding-heart delicate painful

STRONG

sore tender

WEAK

easily harmed

Antonyms

WEAK

heartless impassive indifferent insensitive numb thick-skinned unfeeling unsusceptible

Example Sentences

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GPS jamming has become commonplace in sensitive areas such as the Russia-Ukraine border and now the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal

The drone strikes have fuelled concerns that the war could spill into the strategically sensitive South Caucasus, some analysts said.

From Barron's

Simile said it employs guardrails such as role-based access controls and monitoring for unsafe or sensitive content.

From The Wall Street Journal

He also touched on Iran's ethnic Azerbaijani population - a sensitive subject for Tehran.

From BBC

Treasury yields climbed, and economically sensitive stocks such as Caterpillar, Goldman Sachs and airlines tumbled.

From The Wall Street Journal