sensitivities

NOUN

responsiveness to stimuli

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awareness feeling nervousness sense subtlety sympathy

STRONG

acuteness consciousness delicacy reactivity receptiveness sensation sensitiveness susceptibility

WEAK

affectibility impressionability reactiveness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unconsciousness

WEAK

apathy impassivity insensitivity numbness

Example Sentences

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sensitivities

Beijing's sensitivities are especially apparent at times likes this.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Mr. Washington, star of Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman,” has one of the richer roles, as the tech overlord who with supple suavity plays upon his friends’ weaknesses and sensitivities to achieve his ends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Australia lays claim to around 28 percent of the world's uranium resource, but legal hurdles and political sensitivities have hindered exports to India.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

But Mr. Ryrie does offer to those readers an interpretation of missions congenial to modern sensitivities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

“Chicken, corn, wheat, and soy can sometimes trigger food sensitivities in cats.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas