Synonyms for sensitivity
ˌsɛn sɪˈtɪv ɪ tisen·si·tiv·i·ty

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1. sensitivity, sensitiveness, sensibilitynoun

   (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation

   "sensitivity to pain"

   Synonyms:
   sensibility, sensitiveness, aesthesia, esthesia, predisposition

   Antonyms:
   insensitiveness, insensitivity

2. sensitivity, sensitivenessnoun

   the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences

   "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity"; "the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth"

   Synonyms:
   sensibility, sensitiveness, predisposition

   Antonyms:
   insensitiveness, insensitivity

3. sensitivity, sensitivenessnoun

   sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

   Synonyms:
   sensibility, sensitiveness, predisposition

   Antonyms:
   insensitiveness, insensitivity

4. sensitivity, predispositionnoun

   susceptibility to a pathogen

   Synonyms:
   sensibility, sensitiveness, predisposition

   Antonyms:
   insensitiveness, insensitivity

5. sensitivity, sensitivenessnoun

   the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

   Synonyms:
   sensibility, sensitiveness, predisposition

   Antonyms:
   insensitivity, insensitiveness

Matched Categories

1. • Ability
   • Feeling
   • Physical Property
   • Physiology
   • Sense
   • Susceptibility

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1. List of paraphrases for "sensitivity":

   susceptibility, tenderness, sensibility, sensitivities, sensitiveness, responsiveness, sensitive, delicacy, awareness, receptiveness, vulnerability, tact, sensation, psychosocial

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1. Anca Safta:

   The symptoms are there. Folks do get better once they remove the gluten-containing products, and the very important thing is to exclude celiac disease from the picture, as celiac disease implies that the intestinal mucosa has suffered damage, as we're learning more, we don't even know if we have the correct nomenclature for non-celiac gluten sensitivity.

2. Councilman Jerry Schiro:

   Given the heighten( sic) sensitivity to racism in our country today, they are particularly concerning and divisive when made by elected officials, we are, and should be, held to higher standards in our thinking and actions. I can assure the citizens of Luray this type of thinking is not indicative of the Town Council Members or Staff.

3. Michael McCormack:

   What people need now is a little bit of sensitivity, understanding and real assistance. They need help; they need shelter, they dont need the ravings of some pure, enlightened and woke capital city greenies at this time.

4. George Liakeas:

   When the PRP is isolated and injected into the penis, both tissue and blood-vessel growth are promoted, leading to improved erectile strength and penile sensitivity.

5. Dag Hammarskjld:

   You cannot play with the animal in you without becoming wholly animal, play with falsehood without forfeiting your right to truth, play with cruelty without losing your sensitivity of mind. He who wants to keep his garden tidy doesn't reserve a patch for