: having no soul or no greatness or warmth of mind or feeling
soullessly
adverb
soullessness
noun
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.
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Slightly Stoopid wannabes, even more soulless.
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David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Nothing so soulless could ever make your heart race or bring a tear to your eye the way real music does.
—Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Chasing these profits has fueled the rise of generative AI, which threatens to turn the entire Internet into a sea of soulless gray soup.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
But there’s also an accusation that a venue built for the 2012 Olympics lacks character and feels soulless compared to the club’s old home.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Nothing so soulless could ever make your heart race or bring a tear to your eye the way real music does.
—Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Chasing these profits has fueled the rise of generative AI, which threatens to turn the entire Internet into a sea of soulless gray soup.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
But there’s also an accusation that a venue built for the 2012 Olympics lacks character and feels soulless compared to the club’s old home.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for soulless
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“Soulless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soulless. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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soulless
adverb
soul·less
ˈsōl-ləs 
: having no soul or no greatness or nobleness of mind or feeling
soullessly
adverb
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