UNRESPONSIVENESS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

unresponsiveness

noun

as in indifference

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Recent Examples of unresponsiveness Cychlorphine can also cause sedation and euphoria, decreased consciousness and unresponsiveness. — Diana Anos, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026 As a result, unresponsiveness erodes trust, weakens engagement, and increases the perception of hostility. — Alejandro Cárdenas Villa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Falat said that patients suffering from heat stroke have a core body temperature of 40 degrees Celsius — more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit — or higher, and are showing signs neurological abnormalities like confusion or unresponsiveness. — Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026 After the surgeon alerted hotel management about Helphenstein's unresponsiveness, staff called an ambulance and medical personnel confirmed her death at the scene, according to G1 Globo. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026 Julia's confession Fed up with local law enforcement's slowness and unresponsiveness, Christine and Katas eventually get FBI agent Dawn Martin on the case. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026 Rather than falling into unhealthy habits of unresponsiveness, the right resource can provide an outlet for clarity amid healthy skepticism. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026 Advertisement Transient unresponsiveness Sometimes people with neurological problems go blank for a few seconds, and then return to their normal selves with no recollection of what just happened. — Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026

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Noun

For arrivals willing to submit to the experimental, ever-evolving social structure, and to the limitations that were placed on newcomers, the technologically superior Eiquans professed an indifference that amounted to a willing welcome.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Conversely, an indifference to this tightening may invoke memories of Powell's 2018 'auto-pilot' remarks in reference to that tightening episode.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of indifference

Noun

Palestinian voters abstain for reasons ranging from apathy to a deliberate boycott of the state established through their people’s dispossession.

— Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Maybe the Dodger fans, who showed striking apathy in the playoffs, will return to their post-dynasty roars because of this.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of apathy

Noun

While this is an invitation to seek mental quietude, that stillness doesn’t cause God to communicate more clearly with us.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
Rose lives in Tecopa, population 120, among people who’ve chosen the isolation, quietude, natural beauty and brutal conditions on purpose.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of quietude

Noun

The camera is always finding ways around the artist, sometimes examining him with the forensic disinterest of a doctor, the next close up and in his face like an adoring fan.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Glen Powell is the latest Hollywood heavyweight to express a disinterest in talking about politics in press interviews.

— Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of disinterest

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