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

Example Sentences

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Stocks sensitive to the economy’s health rose Monday, after the stock market was closed for the Good Friday holiday last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"Human eyes and brains are highly sensitive to subtle changes in color, texture, and other surface characteristics," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Any public discussion of violence is sensitive in Mexico, where, polls show, citizens call security their most pressing concern.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

He received security clearances to access sensitive U.S. government data.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

“Nothing happened. Mila’s so sensitive about everything these days, and she just went crazy for no reason!”

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

sensitive

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