Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for insensible

Two senses of insensible live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 4, High Camp · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 4, High CampThinking and knowing

unresponsive to stimulation

He lay insensible where he had fallen.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

senseless

Same sentence, swapped: He lay senseless where he had fallen.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for insensible as it is used in the sentence above.

indiscernible
unaffected
apathetic

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 4, High CampQualities

unaware of or indifferent to

She seemed insensible, walking past the beggars without a glance.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

unaffected

Same sentence, swapped: She seemed unaffected, walking past the beggars without a glance.

Close but different

indiscernible
senseless
witless

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