sensitive to

ADJECTIVE

conscious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attentive aware certain cognizant informed keen mindful responsive sensible sure vigilant watchful

WEAK

able to recognize acquainted aesthetic alive to apperceptive apprised assured au courant conversant discerning hep to in on in right mind knowing noticing noting observing on to perceiving percipient recognizing remarking seeing sentient supraliminal understanding wise to with it witting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless heedless ignorant inattentive unaware uncertain unconfident uninformed unsure

WEAK

indifferent unconscious unintentional unresponsive unstudied

ADJECTIVE

sentient

Synonyms

WEAK

able to recognize alert apperceptive attentive awake aware cognizant feeling in on in the right mind informed knowing noticing observing perceiving receptive recognizing responsive seeing understanding watchful

Example Sentences

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They can also be sensitive to temperature and humidity, creating challenges for storage and field use.

From Science Daily • Jul. 2, 2026

Younger people are increasingly sensitive to unfairness as they struggle to compete in the world, he said.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Smaller companies tend to carry more floating-rate debt, which is more sensitive to rising interest rates.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Stocks become more sensitive to negative developments, such as regulators moving to rein in excessive speculation, Morningstar said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Stroke victims who have lost the ability to speak, for example, are virtuosos, because their infirmity has forced them to become far more sensitive to the information written on people’s faces.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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