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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When successfully performing an Offset Attack with the Insect Glaive's Descending Slash under certain conditions, the hunter freezes and becomes unresponsive to any controls.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Mangione had been unresponsive to his friend’s texts but eventually got in touch on July 9, law enforcement confirms, sending a detailed message that nobody understood him and life had become difficult.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
McCray allegedly punched Wilson four times in the chest, at which point Wilson fell to the floor, becoming unresponsive and appearing to have a seizure, according to the affidavit.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
But the critics complain that too often KC Pet Project was unresponsive when people called to ask for assistance with dangerous dogs and about pets who were malnourished or mistreated.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Mangione had been unresponsive to his friend’s texts but eventually got in touch on July 9, law enforcement confirms, sending a detailed message that nobody understood him and life had become difficult.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
McCray allegedly punched Wilson four times in the chest, at which point Wilson fell to the floor, becoming unresponsive and appearing to have a seizure, according to the affidavit.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
But the critics complain that too often KC Pet Project was unresponsive when people called to ask for assistance with dangerous dogs and about pets who were malnourished or mistreated.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
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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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