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asleep vs insensible

insensible vs asleep

asleep and insensible both are adjectives.

asleep is an adverb but insensible is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
asleep No Yes No Yes
insensible No Yes No No
asleep (adjective) insensible (adjective)
in a state of sleep incapable of physical sensation
dead barely able to be perceived
lacking sensation unresponsive to stimulation
unaware of or indifferent to
asleep (adverb) insensible (adverb)
into a sleeping state
in the sleep of death
Difference between asleep and insensible

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