UNRESPONSIVE Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

unresponsive

adjective

Definition of unresponsive

as in listless

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Recent Examples of unresponsive Rescue divers pulled an unresponsive woman out of the water and began performing CPR. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Their distress often resonates with fellow citizens who share concerns about unresponsive institutions and unethical governance. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026 Phil DiMartino, a police spokesperson, the officers found a man unresponsive in a vehicle parked on Locust Street. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026 Valentine was found unresponsive near the rocky coastline at the south end of Sand Dollar Beach, according to the news release. — Joan Lynch, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unresponsive

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unresponsive

Adjective

With his team facing fourth-and-3, his deficit at 21-7 early in the third quarter and his offense teetering between flat and listless, Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski stood on the sideline, eyed his players and clapped his hands.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The Chargers, meantime, opened with three losses for the first time since 2017, and feature a listless, sputtering offense that lacks finish under first-year offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of listless

Adjective

Some recall an uninterested audience that slowly recognizes genius and cheers build until this is not just another Saturday.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin and his government were uninterested in such short-term solutions.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of uninterested

Adjective

The pair barely crack more than a perfunctory smirk, in stark contrast to the uproarious laughter emanating from Fielder’s laptop screen.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Intended for short, procedural orders, the justices have instead been using the docket to make substantive legal decisions with perfunctory orders that offer thin or zero legal reasoning, after minimal briefing and, often, no oral argument.

— Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of perfunctory

Adjective

Pragmatic and unemotional, Jung views every situation as a problem to be resolved.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
However, any moments that would be guaranteed to be grim end up being almost benign, as dead bodies are intact, have strangely unemotional, open-eyed faces, and almost seem like mannequins buried under mud and sand.

— Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of unemotional

Adjective

An online swarm of sleuths and influencers has been dissecting every detail of the case, developing theories that portray him as uncaring, unfaithful and even the murderer of his children.

— Ross Douthat, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
However, his team describes Fred as a tyrant, who is uncaring and belligerent and micro-manages everything.

— Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of uncaring

Adjective

Played by a perpetually blank Ella Beatty, the daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, Lizzie is the belittled and abused daughter of a disinterested father, Andrew (Charlie Hunnam), and hateful step-mother, Abby (Rebecca Hall).

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
In the darkly funny cold open, Loy is shown teaching martial arts to disinterested children and pushing an absurd business called Studios in the Sky, which converts shipping containers into living spaces.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of disinterested

Adjective

An ‘apathetic polarization’ The vote comes at a time of deep polarization among the electorate, who are slower to engage than in previous races.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
That apathetic approach, which starts off pretty funny, becomes increasingly vexing, especially when the film takes a turn that requires some actual fire from Johnson’s performance.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026