unresponsive
1unresponsive — I adjective aloof, cold, cool, dispassionate, elusive, emotionless, evasive, impassive, inattentive, indifferent, insensitive, irresponsive, laconic, mum, mute, pitiless, reserved, reticent, secretive, taciturn, unanswering, uncommunicative,… …
2unresponsive — (adj.) 1660s, unable to reply, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + RESPONSIVE (Cf. responsive). Meaning not responding is from 1775. Related: Unresponsiveness …
3unresponsive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not responsive. DERIVATIVES unresponsively adverb unresponsiveness noun …
4unresponsive — [spelling only] …
5unresponsive — [[t]ʌ̱nrɪspɒ̱nsɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to n An unresponsive person does not react or pay enough attention to something, for example to an urgent situation or to people s needs. [FORMAL] He was totally unresponsive to the pressing social… …
6unresponsive — un|re|spon|sive [ ,ʌnrı spansıv ] adjective 1. ) not reacting in an appropriate way to what people say or do: unresponsive to: Helen has been unresponsive to all my suggestions. 2. ) unconscious or dead 3. ) an unresponsive illness does not… …
7unresponsive — UK [ˌʌnrɪˈspɒnsɪv] / US [ˌʌnrɪˈspɑnsɪv] adjective 1) not reacting in a suitable way to what people say or do unresponsive to: Helen has been unresponsive to all my suggestions. 2) unconscious, or dead 3) an unresponsive illness does not improve… …
8unresponsive — un|res|pon|sive [ˌunrıˈspɔnsıv US rıˈspa:n ] adj not reacting to something or not affected by it unresponsive to ▪ The disease is totally unresponsive to conventional treatment. ▪ His warning fell on unresponsive ears (=was not listened to) …
9unresponsive — adj. unresponsive to * * * [ˌʌnrɪ spɒnsɪv] unresponsive to …
10unresponsive — adjective 1 not reacting to something or affected by it (+ to): The disease is unresponsive to conventional treatment. 2 not reacting to what people say to you: She remained still and unresponsive …
