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Definition of cold-blooded
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: of mixed or inferior breeding
Synonyms & Antonyms for cold-blooded
Synonyms
- affectless,
- callous,
- case-hardened,
- compassionless,
- desensitized,
- hard,
- 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,
- unfeeling,
- unmerciful,
- unsparing,
- unsympathetic
Antonyms
- charitable,
- compassionate,
- humane,
- kindhearted,
- kindly,
- merciful,
- sensitive,
- softhearted,
- sympathetic,
- tender,
- tenderhearted,
- warm,
- warmhearted
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“Cold-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold-blooded. Accessed 28 May. 2022.
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