sensitive
CEFR: B1
Quick to detect, understand, or respond to slight changes, emotional signals, or the subtle feelings of others; or easily hurt emotionally.
Synonyms
- perceptive
- empathetic
- receptive
Common Collocations
- sensitive to feedback
- sensitive issue
- highly sensitive
Example Sentence
Effective clinical psychologists must be sensitive to non-verbal cues and subtle shifts in patient tone.