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Get to know Insensate better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like insentient or unfeeling.

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Insensate in a sentence

Insensate meaning

  1. Having no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate.
  2. Senseless; foolish; irrational; thoughtless.
  3. Unfeeling, heartless, cruel, insensitive.

Synonyms of Insensate

insentient unfeeling sentient cold cold-blooded inhuman inhumane

Related words

Other words often associated with Insensate or its synonyms:

frozen arctic fell cool temperature brutal bestial passionless savage icy barbarous brutish

Using Insensate

  • The main meaning on this page is: Having no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate. | Senseless; foolish; irrational; thoughtless. | Unfeeling, heartless, cruel, insensitive.
  • Useful related words include: insentient, unfeeling, sentient, cold.

Context around Insensate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

rendered 1×

Often after:

immediately 1× zeal 1×

Sentence patterns with Insensate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

or rendered insensate immediately before 1× with such insensate zeal should 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

lobsters may also 1×

Common sentence endings:

by the seashore 1× will stop suffering 1×

Words around Insensate

Just before it in the word index:

insemination 47 inseminating 5 inseminated 10 inseminate 6 inselspital 2 inselair 4

Just after it in the word index:

insensibility 4 insensible 11 insensibly 3 insensitive 257 insensitively 3 insensitivity 64

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Insensate

  • In this selection, "insensate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rendered, immediately and zeal stand out and add context to how "insensate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include or rendered insensate immediately before and with such insensate zeal should. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "insensate" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with insensate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

They said in jest that he who had guarded the coast with such insensate zeal should be buried by the seashore. (21 words)

Lobsters may also be killed or rendered insensate immediately before boiling by a stab into the brain ( pithing ), in the belief that this will stop suffering. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Lobsters may also be killed or rendered insensate immediately before boiling by a stab into the brain ( pithing ), in the belief that this will stop suffering. (26 words)

They said in jest that he who had guarded the coast with such insensate zeal should be buried by the seashore. (21 words)

Example sentences (2)

Lobsters may also be killed or rendered insensate immediately before boiling by a stab into the brain ( pithing ), in the belief that this will stop suffering.

They said in jest that he who had guarded the coast with such insensate zeal should be buried by the seashore.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "insensate" in a sentence?
An example: "Lobsters may also be killed or rendered insensate immediately before boiling by a stab into the brain ( pithing ), in the belief that this will stop suffering." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "insensate" from authentic English texts.
What does "insensate" mean?
Insensate means: Having no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate.
What are synonyms of "insensate"?
Common synonyms of "insensate" include: insentient, unfeeling, sentient, cold, cold-blooded, inhuman, inhumane.
How many example sentences with "insensate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "insensate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.