sensationless

Lacking any sensation

Sensationless means without physical sensation or feeling—numb.

A limb that has fallen asleep is sensationless until the tingling returns.

The word can also describe something lacking emotional impact or excitement: The sequel was sensationless compared to the original.

Rare in everyday use.

numb

numbness

Loss of sensation

dulled · unfeeling · painless · torpid · frozen · paralyzed · tingling · prickling · novocaine · frostbitten

emotional

apathetic

Without feeling or concern

empty · vacant · blank · flat · affectless · detached · disconnected · dissociated · shutdown · depleted

indifferent

unmoved

Not stirred physically/emotionally

stoic · phlegmatic · nonchalant · blasé · insouciant · lukewarm · tepid · uninterested · unbothered · unfazed

unresponsive

unreactive

Not prone to reactions

catatonic · vegetative · dormant · inactive · passive · stagnant · comatose · stuporous · lethargic · sluggish

Opposites
physical sensation

sensationlesssensitive

Easily affected emotionally

feeling · tingling · sensate · aching · throbbing

emotional/psychological feeling

sensationlessfeeling

Sensed inner state

emotional · sensitive · passionate · responsive · affected

emotional/experiential intensity

sensationlessfeeling

Sensed inner state

emotional · impassioned · intense · visceral · stirring

Family

sense, sensitive, senses, sensation, sensible, senseless, insensitive, sentient, sensational

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