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- [ri-spon-siv]
- /rɪˈspɒn sɪv/
- /ˌʌn.rɪˈspɒn.sɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-spon-siv]
- /rɪˈspɒn sɪv/
Definitions of unresponsive word
- adjective unresponsive responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government. 1
- adjective unresponsive Physiology. acting in response, as to some stimulus. 1
- adjective unresponsive characterized by the use of responses: responsive worship. 1
- adjective unresponsive showing little reaction 1
- adjective unresponsive patient: vegetative, unconscious 1
- adjective unresponsive An unresponsive person does not react or pay enough attention to something, for example to an urgent situation or to people's needs. 0
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Origin of unresponsive
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word respōnsīvus. See response, -ive
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Parts of speech for Unresponsive
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unresponsive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unresponsive
adj unresponsive
- aloof — Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- apathetic — If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
- aversive — tending to dissuade or repel
adjective unresponsive
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
- anaesthetized — anesthetize.
- casehardened — Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
- catatonic — If you describe someone as being in a catatonic state, you mean that they are not moving or responding at all, usually as a result of illness, shock, or drugs.
- chill — When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
Antonyms for unresponsive
adj unresponsive
- affectable — having the ability to be influenced or affected by something
- alive to — fully aware of; perceiving
- apperceptive — conscious perception.
- drafty — characterized by or admitting currents of air, usually uncomfortable.
- flexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
adjective unresponsive
- draughty — characterized by or admitting currents of air, usually uncomfortable.
- emotionable — (rare, of a person or group or of their behavior or faculties) Particularly expressive of or affected by emotion.
- longwinded — Alternative spelling of long-winded.
- nonresistant — not able, conditioned, or constructed to withstand the effect of something, as a disease, a specific change in temperature, or harsh treatment; susceptible to damage or ill effects.
- waxlike — Resembling wax.
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