unresponsive

/ ˌʌnrɪˈspɒnsɪv /

adjective

1. not reacting or responding to an action, question, suggestion, etc

Example Sentences

The Fremont Police Department responded to a call of a altercation between two men on Sept. 18 and found a 71-year-old man unresponsive and bleeding from significant stab wounds.

From Los Angeles Times

Many analysts question the effectiveness of the UN in resolving conflict these days, pointing in particular to gridlock in the Security Council and the body's unresponsive bureaucracy.

From BBC

"There's certainly evidence to suggest that hearing is the last sense to go so even when someone is unconscious or unresponsive, music can still reach them," she says.

From BBC

"Sikh drivers are being harassed at truck stops. In some cases, even local law enforcement has been unresponsive," he says.

From BBC

The Met said that it was called to a building in Aylesbury Estate on 17 March to reports of an unresponsive woman.

From BBC

Related Words

• insensitive 
• passive