unresponsive
adjective
un·re·spon·sive
ˌən-ri-ˈspän(t)-siv 
: not responsive
The patient was unresponsive.
an infection unresponsive to antibiotics
an unresponsive bureaucracy
Although they are able to locate their own food at two weeks of age, fledgling robins will still piteously beg handouts from their increasingly unresponsive father.—
Millard H. Sharp
Millard H. Sharp
unresponsively
adverb
staring unresponsively
unresponsiveness
noun
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Tragically, he was found unresponsive on the floor the following day, July 13, and was pronounced dead at his residence.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Brittany Murphy's 2009 death at age 32 shocked the world
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Over 10 years after Brittany Murphy played Tai in the classic '90s comedy Clueless, the actress was found unresponsive in her Los Angeles home.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The senior was found unresponsive with multiple stab wounds over his body, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
The man was found unresponsive and lying on his back on top of a table in a housing unit after staff at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution were alerted to an emergency medical code at 7:19 a.m., according to the Connecticut Department of Correction.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Brittany Murphy's 2009 death at age 32 shocked the world
Comments
Over 10 years after Brittany Murphy played Tai in the classic '90s comedy Clueless, the actress was found unresponsive in her Los Angeles home.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The senior was found unresponsive with multiple stab wounds over his body, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
The man was found unresponsive and lying on his back on top of a table in a housing unit after staff at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution were alerted to an emergency medical code at 7:19 a.m., according to the Connecticut Department of Correction.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Unresponsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unresponsive. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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unresponsive
adjective
un·re·spon·sive
ˌən-ri-ˈspän(t)-siv
: not responsive (as to a stimulus or treatment)
an unresponsive ulcer
unresponsiveness
noun
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