sensitive synonyms

sensitive

modif.

  1. Tender

    delicate, sore, raw, painful; see tender 6.

  2. Touchy

    high-strung, tense, nervous; see irritable, unstable 2.

  3. Sensory

    sentient, impressionable, sensible, perceptive, susceptible, receptive, psychic, sensorial, sensatory, tuned in*, soulful*, turned on to*; see also sympathetic.

  4. Responsive

    fine, delicate, fine-tuned, readily affected.

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