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

San Francisco ruined by aliens with a preference for people who are scarily soulless and dull. —Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025

Some are soulless, clinical spaces with little more than bright blueish lighting and endless corridors. —Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 25 Apr. 2025

In a previously soulless stadium that has seen some tough times, there is now a feeling the momentum is with the club. —Gregg Evans, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025

But trying to tell the wide-eyed students that trees are soulless breaks Janine’s determination to remain pragmatic. —Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025

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