unfeeling

un·feel·ing

adjective \-ˈfē-liŋ\

Definition of UNFEELING

1

: devoid of feeling : insensate <an unfeeling corpse>

2

: devoid of kindness or sympathy : hardhearted, cruel <an unfeeling brute>

— un·feel·ing·ly \-liŋ-lē\ adverb

— un·feel·ing·ness noun

Examples of UNFEELING

1. She says the most unfeeling things.
2. How can you be so cold and unfeeling?

First Known Use of UNFEELING

before 12th century

Related to UNFEELING

Synonyms

affectless, callous, case-hardened, cold-blooded, compassionless, desensitized, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, heartless, indurate, inhuman, inhumane, insensate, insensitive, ironhearted, merciless, obdurate, pachydermatous, pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, slash-and-burn, soulless, stony (also stoney), stonyhearted, take-no-prisoners, thick-skinned, uncharitable, hard, unmerciful, unsparing, unsympathetic

Antonyms

charitable, compassionate, humane, kindhearted, kindly, merciful, sensitive, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted

Related Words

boorish, heedless, inconsiderate, thoughtless, uncaring, unfriendly, unloving, unthinking; grim, hard-bitten, harsh, heavy-handed, ironfisted, ironhanded, jackbooted, knock-down, drag-out (or knock-down-and-drag-out), oppressive, rough, rough-and-tumble, severe, sledgehammer, stern, tough, ungentle; abusive, acrimonious, disagreeable, hateful, ill-natured, ill-tempered, malevolent, malicious, mean, rancorous, spiteful, surly, virulent; barbarous, bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, evil-minded, savage, vicious; austere, cold, frosty

Near Antonyms

benevolent, benignant, gentle, kind; clement, indulgent, lenient, mild; cordial, friendly, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious; tolerant, understanding; affectionate, fond, loving

Rhymes with UNFEELING

appealing, faith healing, freewheeling, glass ceiling, revealing, self-dealing, self-feeling, self-sealing