subsensitive

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adjective

Insufficiently sensitive.

Opposite
supersensitive
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Meanings

adjectivesubsensitive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableInsufficiently sensitive.

    In the case of hyperbolic Michaelian response, the range of the signal is ∼81 [38 ] and for subsensitive amplification, it is about a few thousand [38 ].

    2016 January 27, “Deciphering Parameter Sensitivity in the BvgAS Signal Transduction”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

    Antonyms: supersensitive

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveInsufficiently sensitive.

Opposite
supersensitive

Origin

From sub- + sensitive.

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APA

subsensitive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsensitive

MLA

“subsensitive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsensitive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subsensitive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsensitive.

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