unfeeling
adjective
un·feel·ing
ˌən-ˈfē-liŋ 
1
: devoid of feeling : insensate
an unfeeling corpse
2
: lacking kindness or sympathy : hard-hearted
an unfeeling brute
unfeelingness
noun
Examples of unfeeling in a Sentence
She says the most unfeeling things.
How can you be so cold and unfeeling?
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—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 May 2025
Tabo turns, in his mother’s eyes, into a cold and unfeeling stone.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Then, the men had to walk around as these unfeeling, aggressive, hyper-masculine creatures.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 May 2025
Tabo turns, in his mother’s eyes, into a cold and unfeeling stone.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025
So much modern football is mechanical and unfeeling; Joao Felix is loose and breezy.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfeeling
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“Unfeeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfeeling. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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unfeeling
adjective
un·feel·ing
ˌən-ˈfē-liŋ
1
: lacking feeling : insensate
2
: lacking kindness or sympathy : hard-hearted, cruel
unfeelingly
adverb
unfeelingness
noun
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