soulless

adjective

soul·​less ˈsōl-ləs 

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

soullessly adverb

soullessness noun

Synonyms of soulless

• callous
• unfeeling
• compassionless
• hard
• stony

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

Duvall possessed a Brando-like intensity in the Seventies, whether as the coldly strategic Tom Hagen in the Godfather pictures or as Frank Hackett, the soulless, hotheaded executive in Sidney Lumet’s bruising satire Network. —Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026

In 2023, after cycling through several soulless rentals, Rai couldn’t get the Runyon Canyon house out of her mind. —Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2026

The city is proposing a series of soulless and placeless places. —Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026

Beijing in 2022 was another soulless COVID Games, marked more by frequent testing and isolation protocols than victories on the field. —Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Feb. 2026

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