Synonyms for sensitive
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Tender
delicate, sore, raw, painful; see tender 6.
Touchy
high-strung, tense, nervous; see irritable, unstable 2.
Sensory
sentient, impressionable, sensible, perceptive, susceptible, receptive, psychic, sensorial, sensatory, tuned in*, soulful*, turned on to*; see also sympathetic.
Responsive
fine, delicate, fine-tuned, readily affected.
See sensitive in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Able to receive and respond to external stimuli:
impressible, impressionable, responsive, sensible, sentient, susceptible, susceptive. See awarenessOf or relating to sensation or the senses:
sensational, sensorial, sensory, sensual, sensuous. See awareness, bodyPossessing or displaying perceptions of great accuracy and sensitivity:
acute, incisive, keen1, penetrating, perceptive, probing, sharp, trenchant. See careful, sharpReadily stirred by emotion:
emotional, feeling. See feelingsShowing sensitivity and skill in dealing with others:
delicate, diplomatic, discreet, politic, tactful. See abilityRequiring great tact or skill:
delicate, ticklish, touch-and-go, touchy, tricky. See easy
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