adjective
- lacking physical sensation or consciousness
- lacking human feeling or compassion; cruel
- lacking sense or reason; foolish
Usage: formal
Usage: formal
Usage: formal
Examples
- The patient lay insensate after the accident.
- His insensate cruelty shocked everyone who witnessed it.
- The insensate violence of the mob horrified the townspeople.
- She remained insensate to the pleas for mercy.
- The insensate destruction of the forest continued despite protests.
- He made an insensate decision that ruined his career.
- The rock stood insensate against the pounding waves.