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be sensitive

VERB
feel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge appear appreciate endure enjoy get go through have know meet notice perceive receive see seem sense suffer suggest taste understand welcome
STRONG
accept comprehend discern encounter exhibit note observe remark resemble savor undergo
WEAK
be affected be aware of be excited be impressed be sensible of be turned on to get in touch get vibes have a hunch have funny feeling

Example Sentences

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“This cash-pay channel might be more sensitive to economic cycle, especially to middle-class U.S. households, and might be sensitive to AI-led labor-market disruptions in white-collar jobs,” the analysts wrote.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Yet rapid testing tools may not be sensitive enough.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

“We have a lot of developers in town who are really trying to be sensitive to fitting in to the neighborhood.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

That means the stock could be sensitive to any significant shifts in the company’s adjusted operating margin.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

Emile-Jaques Dalcroze believed that every musician should strive to be sensitive and expressive, and to express music through purposeful movement, sound, thought, feeling, and creativity.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin