soulless

adjective

soul·​less ˈsōl-ləs 

: having no soul or no greatness or warmth of mind or feeling

soullessly adverb

soullessness noun

Synonyms

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

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

So, the story of this soulless psychopathic, antisocial personality disorder, a person who has basically gilded themselves and done everything to amass wealth and power. —Katie Bain, Billboard, 22 May 2024

This satirical horror brilliantly dissects the soulless '80s capitalist culture, where materialism reigns supreme and vanity is a virtue, while Christian Bale conjures a monumental character study with his mordant and monstrous Bateman. —James Mercadante, Ilana Gordon, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

soulless

adverb

soul·​less ˈsōl-ləs 

: having no soul or no greatness or nobleness of mind or feeling

soullessly adverb