INSENSIBLENESS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

insensibleness

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The misstep immediately sparked backlash for cultural insensitivity and drew over 50 million views on Weibo—other Western brands, including H&M, Dolce & Gabbana, Dior, Burberry, and Gucci, have been caught in similar cultural crosshairs.

— Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Consumers can forgive almost anything—controversy, scandal, provocation, even cultural insensitivity—if the party and the product is good enough.

— Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026

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Many ranchers delayed rebuilding due to a resurgence of dryness this spring and wildfires that ravaged more grazing land.

— Tom Polansek, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Scientists who study the river have found that natural drought cycles are only part of what’s happening, and that global warming is making the dryness significantly worse.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of dryness

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Sly and the Family Stone would join those bands on the charts soon enough, but their debut was released just after the Summer of Love to public indifference.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 7 July 2026
Fairbanks then walked Max Muncy, who moved to second on defensive indifference, and Heim delivered a two-run single.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

Definition of indifference

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European colonists commonly believed that the balance of humors – yellow and black biles, blood and phlegm – circulating through one’s body was important for health.

— Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Veeze’s signature rapping voice, which sounds like his vocal cords are coated in phlegm and cough syrup, is increasingly versatile, despite the sometimes half-asleep delivery.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026

Definition of phlegm

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