unfeeling

adjective

un·​feel·​ing ˌən-ˈfē-liŋ 

1

: devoid of feeling : insensate

an unfeeling corpse

2

: lacking kindness or sympathy : hard-hearted

an unfeeling brute

unfeelingly

ˌən-ˈfē-liŋ-lē 

adverb

unfeelingness noun

Synonyms of unfeeling

• ruthless
• merciless
• stony

Examples of unfeeling in a Sentence

She says the most unfeeling things.

How can you be so cold and unfeeling?

Recent Examples on the Web

Readers can judge Jane and me, deciding that one of us was unfeeling or uncomprehending. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

As Micah so nicely puts it, there’s a narrative magnetism to Pitman’s repo encounters, many of which play out as micro-dramas of people in crisis confronting an embodied messenger of the great, unfeeling, deeply unfair American financial system. — Austin Elias-De Jesus, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Ditto Hugh Jackman’s unerring performance — perhaps his finest dramatic work yet — as a savage, unfeeling thug and unrepentant murderer and thief. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2026

This savage, amoral and unfeeling Robin Hood has been written to invert everything modern fans like about him. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unfeeling

• annealing
• appealing
• concealing
• congealing
• freewheeling
• repealing
• revealing
• ceiling
• dealing
• feeling
• healing
• heeling

Kids Definition

unfeeling

adjective

un·​feel·​ing ˌən-ˈfē-liŋ 

1

: lacking feeling : insensate

2

: lacking kindness or sympathy : hard-hearted, cruel

unfeelingly adverb

unfeelingness noun