unresponsive

Not responsive; unreactive.

Adjective

  1. Not responsive; unreactive.
    • Two women were found unresponsive in a car along with the likely culprit – four coolers of dry ice – Friday morning in Pierce County, Washington, CNN affiliate KOMO reports. - 2018 August 1, Michael Nedelman, “Ice cream...
  2. Indifferent or apathetic; emotionless.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English responsive English unresponsive From un- + responsive.

Forms

more unresponsive most unresponsive

Synonyms

nonresponsive

Antonyms

responsive

Related

unresponsiveness irresponsible