sensitive
Quick to feel
Sensitive describes heightened responsiveness to stimuli.
Sensitive skin reacts to irritants; sensitive equipment detects faint signals.
A sensitive person picks up on subtle emotional cues or is easily hurt: She's sensitive about her weight.
Sensitive information requires careful handling because disclosure could cause harm: classified documents, sensitive negotiations.
A sensitive topic invites strong reactions and must be approached with care.
Feeling what others feel
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
- tenderSoft or sore
- caringShowing kind concern
- understandingMental comprehension of something
sympathetic · feeling · sentimental · vulnerable · thin-skinned · tearful · tender-hearted · soft-hearted
Soft or sore
- sorePainful or annoyed
- rawIn original state
- painfulCausing hurt or ache
- inflamedProvoked or medically irritated
irritated · reactive · allergic · photosensitive · ticklish · nerve · sunburn · rash
Restricted from disclosure
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- secretConcealed information
- restrictedLimited in scope
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
privileged · hush-hush · top-secret · off-the-record · discreet · delicate · touchy · controversial
Having knowledge of
- attunedAdjusted to perceive
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
- discerningHaving keen judgment
- observantNoticing things readily
receptive · responsive · empathic · insightful · perceptive · astute · acute · keen
Adjusted for accuracy
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- accurateConforming to fact
- fine-tunedPrecisely calibrated for optimal results
- responsiveQuick to react
reactive · delicate · finely tuned · discriminating · detecting · instrumentation · calibration · threshold
empathetic
Feeling what others feel
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
- tenderSoft or sore
- caringShowing kind concern
understanding · sympathetic · feeling · sentimental · vulnerable · thin-skinned · tearful · tender-hearted · soft-hearted · moved
tender
Soft or sore
inflamed · irritated · reactive · allergic · photosensitive · ticklish · nerve · sunburn · rash · skin
classified
Restricted from disclosure
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- secretConcealed information
- restrictedLimited in scope
confidential · privileged · hush-hush · top-secret · off-the-record · discreet · delicate · touchy · controversial · diplomatic
aware
Having knowledge of
- attunedAdjusted to perceive
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
- discerningHaving keen judgment
observant · receptive · responsive · empathic · insightful · perceptive · astute · acute · keen · sharp
calibrated
Adjusted for accuracy
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- accurateConforming to fact
- fine-tunedPrecisely calibrated for optimal results
responsive · reactive · delicate · finely tuned · discriminating · detecting · instrumentation · calibration · threshold · tolerance
irritable
Easily provoked to annoyance
defensive · quick-tempered · impatient · irascible · peevish · petulant · crabby · grumpy · cantankerous · edgy
- touchtouch, feel, touching, caress, feeling
- body part traitsbent, bony, bruised, calloused, crooked
- easily offendedtouchy, prickly, defensive, testy, huffy
- Piscesfish symbol, fish, Neptune, water sign, water element
- sensationstaste, touch, smell, sound, pain
- sensitivityhypersensitivity, oversensitivity, hypersensitive, oversensitive, desensitization
sensitiveinsensitive
Unaware of others' emotions
callous · thick-skinned · unfeeling · heartless · hardhearted
sensitivenumb
Lacking physical sensation
insensible · deadened · unresponsive · desensitized · unfeeling
- sensitive skinEasily irritated epidermis
- sensitive teethTeeth that hurt easily
- case sensitiveUppercase and lowercase differ
- time sensitiveRequiring prompt action
- sensitive informationData requiring protection from disclosure
- sensitive areas
sensitivity, insensitive, insensitivity, sensitize, sensitivities, sensitively, sensitiveness, sensitized, sensitizes