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

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Only a handful of countries have nuclear-powered submarines, while the United States considers its technology among the most sensitive and tightly guarded military secrets.

From Barron's

Only a handful of countries have nuclear-powered submarines, and the United States considers its technology among the most sensitive and tightly guarded military secrets.

From Barron's

Aguilar said that when the state asked the Justice Department how it planned to use such sensitive information, the federal agency responded with a lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We are ready for a meeting with the United States at the leaders’ level to address sensitive issues.

From The Wall Street Journal

Spending by higher-income households, which are less sensitive to interest rates and labor market shifts, continues to drive a disproportionate share of consumption.

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