: having no soul or no greatness or warmth of mind or feeling
soullessly
adverb
soullessness
noun
Synonyms of soulless
Examples of soulless in a Sentence
a government run by soulless bureaucrats
These companies are heartless, soulless, money-making machines.
The houses in the new development are completely soulless.
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There may be a few folks who can salvage this soulless scourge of scarcity.
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Our makeshift viewing room was soulless, with plastic chairs loosely arranged around a TV on a stand wheeled in especially for the occasion.
—Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 14 June 2026
These residential areas that, in the United States, grew significantly after World War II have been heralded as the embodiment of the American Dream as well as criticized as soulless bastions of homogeneity.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 June 2026
However, as these mega-projects often go, internal and external forces around him — represented by excessive drinking, exploitative influences, soulless corporate interests, and governmental distrust — cause his watery dream to slowly die.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 May 2026
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Our makeshift viewing room was soulless, with plastic chairs loosely arranged around a TV on a stand wheeled in especially for the occasion.
—Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 14 June 2026
These residential areas that, in the United States, grew significantly after World War II have been heralded as the embodiment of the American Dream as well as criticized as soulless bastions of homogeneity.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 June 2026
However, as these mega-projects often go, internal and external forces around him — represented by excessive drinking, exploitative influences, soulless corporate interests, and governmental distrust — cause his watery dream to slowly die.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 May 2026
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“Soulless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soulless. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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soulless
adverb
soul·less
ˈsōl-ləs 
: having no soul or no greatness or nobleness of mind or feeling
soullessly
adverb
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