sensory

[sen-suh-ree] / ˈsɛn sə ri /

ADJECTIVE

affecting animate nerve organs

Synonyms

STRONGEST

audiovisual auditory aural neural neurological olfactory sensual sonic tactile visual

STRONG

sensational

WEAK

acoustic afferent audible auricular clear discernible distinct gustative gustatory hearable lingual ocular olfactive ophthalmic optic perceptible phonic plain receptive sensatory sensible

Example Sentences

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I created sensory treatments that I named, then they became songs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Those included music therapy, art therapy, a dedicated sensory room, swings and trampolines and training for both staff and families.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, the study provides fresh insight into how parasites adjust their sensory systems when their lifestyles change dramatically.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

At the 2022 French Open, the pain in Nadal's foot was so bad that he asked Dr Angel Ruiz-Cotorro to put the sensory nerve to sleep with targeted anaesthetic injections.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

These areas integrate your sensory input and muscle actions so you keep oriented in space and in motion.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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