SENSATE Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

sensate

adjective

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as in sensual

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Recent Examples of sensate His pictures of trees, shorelines, rocks and moons are startlingly sensate. — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 22 June 2023

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sensual

Adjective

This isn’t Musgraves’ first venture into lifestyle products with a distinctly sensual bent.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026
With the new immersive sound system, orchestra impact becomes a matter of technology, giving individual instruments paranormal prominence and turning full orchestra glory into a sensual sound bath.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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