1. lacking physical sensation or consciousness
Usage: formal
2. lacking human feeling or compassion; cruel
Usage: formal
3. lacking sense or reason; foolish
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.