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    sen·si·tive
    [ˈsensədiv]
    adjective
    sensitive (adjective)
    1. quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences:
      "the new method of protein detection was more sensitive than earlier ones" · "spiders are sensitive to vibrations on their web"
      Similar:
      responsive to
      quick to respond to
      sensitized to
      reactive to
      sentient of
      aware of
      conscious of
      alive to
      susceptible to
      easily affected by
      vulnerable to
      attuned to
      tuned in to
      susceptive of
      • easily damaged, injured, or distressed by slight changes:
        "the committee called for improved protection of wildlife in environmentally sensitive areas"
      • (of photographic materials) prepared so as to respond rapidly to the action of light.
      • (of a market) unstable and liable to quick changes of price because of outside influences:
        "the Japanese were successfully entering many of the most sensitive markets"
    2. (of a person or a person's behavior) having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of others' feelings:
      "I pay tribute to the Minister for his sensitive handling of the bill"
      Opposite:
      like bull in a china shop
    3. kept secret or with restrictions on disclosure to avoid endangering security:
      "he was suspected of passing sensitive information to other countries"
      Opposite:
      public, on the record
    noun
    sensitive (noun) · sensitives (plural noun)
    1. a person who is believed to respond to occult influences.
    Origin
    late Middle English (in the sense ‘sensory’): from Old French sensitif, -ive or medieval Latin sensitivus, formed irregularly from Latin sentire ‘feel’. The current senses date from the early 19th century.
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  2. Synonyms for being sensitive include12345:
    • Responsive
    • Sensible
    • Susceptible
    • Touchy
    • Exposed
    • Liable
    • Open
    • Prone
    • Subject
    • Hyper-sensitive
    • Keen
    • Nervous
    • Conscious
    • Delicate
    • Emotional
    • Hypersensitive
    • Perceptive
    • Accurate
    • Acute
    • Sharp
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    Being Sensitive synonyms - 16 Words and Phrases for Being Sensitive be responsive be sensible be sensitive be susceptible be touchy
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    Some common synonyms of sensitive are exposed, liable, open, prone, subject, and susceptible. While all these words mean "being by nature or through circumstances likely to experience something adverse," sensitive implies a readiness to respond to or be influenced by forces or stimuli.

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    On this page you'll find 171 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sensitive, such as: conscious, delicate, emotional, hypersensitive, keen, and nervous.
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    Synonyms for SENSITIVITY: sensitiveness, perceptiveness, accuracy, perceptivity, acuity, acuteness, sharpness, hypersensitivity, keenness, delicacy
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