unresponsiveun‧res‧pon‧sive /ˌunrɪˈspɒnsɪv $ -rɪˈspɑːn-/ AWL adjective

- But his words fell on unresponsive ears.
- I was unresponsive and kept joking with him about it - but I made it clear I wasn't interested.
- It is not that such agendas are unresponsive to data but they are not responsive by way of direct testing.
- She was unresponsive to this argument.
- The infant is breathing on her own but is unresponsive, officials said.
- The Postal Service is also unresponsive.
- This combination of symptoms may be unresponsive to conventional medical treatment.
- When premature infants who are unresponsive are taken out of the incubator, she usually takes over their care.
► fell on unresponsive ears
His warning fell on unresponsive ears (=was not listened to). nounrespondentresponseresponsivenessadjectiveresponsive ≠ unresponsiveverbrespondadverbresponsively