unfeeling

un·feel·ing

adj \-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

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Rhymes with UNFEELING

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