as in icy
lacking kindness, sympathy, or sensitivity
She's a smart but coldhearted woman. a coldhearted criminal a coldhearted refusal
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Recent Examples of coldhearted
The coldhearted doc resurrects Kirsty's stepmother, Julia (Clare Higgins), who has been stuck in hell alongside Pinhead (Bradley) and the Cenobites since the end of the first film.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
The image of the mustache-twirling landlord as villain goes back at least to the Industrial Revolution, when popular culture made the role synonymous with coldhearted extraction from the poor.
—Michael Friedrich, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
By the early ’90s, as hip-hop evolved from its upbeat dance origins to more coldhearted expressions, that shift threatened the careers of rappers who presented themselves as lovers.
—Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 6 Sep. 2023
Except that his equally coldhearted sister now threatens to take custody of her two beloved children, claiming that a single woman is no fit guardian for a young viscount.
—Olivia Waite, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
The image of the mustache-twirling landlord as villain goes back at least to the Industrial Revolution, when popular culture made the role synonymous with coldhearted extraction from the poor.
—Michael Friedrich, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
By the early ’90s, as hip-hop evolved from its upbeat dance origins to more coldhearted expressions, that shift threatened the careers of rappers who presented themselves as lovers.
—Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 6 Sep. 2023
Except that his equally coldhearted sister now threatens to take custody of her two beloved children, claiming that a single woman is no fit guardian for a young viscount.
—Olivia Waite, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coldhearted
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Stock tip: Migrate to icier territories… Aston Villa 6/1 Last five results: WLWWW A two-goal deficit to overcome in the Champions League quarter-final return leg against Paris Saint-Germain next week likely spells the end of Villa’s European aspirations.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The relationship between Ye and Cole has been icy for some time.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
2 Apr. 2025
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The boat capsized just before 3 p.m., tossing all ten occupants into the frigid waters of Lake Tahoe.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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Preservation tools and techniques Surviving the area’s elements, particularly the long and frigid winters, is easier said than done, though.—
Paul Nicolaus,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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And Some Ice Cream Cream City Ice Cream & Coffeehouse has more than 40 homemade flavors to choose from, plus hot and cold espresso drinks.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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Tooth sensitivity, also known as dentin hypersensitivity, causes tooth pain in response to heat, cold, air flow, or light touch.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
21 June 2025
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Too often, however, the systems behind it are brittle—swelling during periods of hypergrowth and collapsing under the weight of a downturn.—
Kehinde Fawumi,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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For a more intensive, wash-day treatment, consider Sutra’s hair mask packed with hyaluronic acid and plant proteins to transform dry, brittle strands after just ten minutes.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
19 June 2025
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And after all of that: a reserved viewing space on Pier 17.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Eastern Conference executive No. 2: More quiet, on the reserved side.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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An 18-year-old woman was fighting for her life after being thrown off the back of a moped during a Bronx crash early Saturday — a crash her heartless moped driver raced away from, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2025
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Cardellini is the essence of warmth and smarts, and Campbell Scott offers a commanding cameo as a snooty but not heartless food critic.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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Toss in an uncaring government agent with an axe to grind.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
19 June 2025
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Her uncaring parents were all too happy to have their loudmouth, know-it-all daughter off their hands.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
12 June 2025
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The title, in Muslim eschatology, refers to a narrow bridge between Paradise and Hell, which is fitting, insofar as Laxe’s movie is both a nightmarish experience and an exhilarating one—a pitiless ordeal that is nonetheless underpinned by extraordinary love and tenderness.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Gilroy drew upon his lifelong study of historical revolutions to inform the show’s interweaving storylines of payroll heists and gulag escapes, street riots and false flag operations, squabbling freedom fighters and pitiless secret police.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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“Coldhearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coldhearted. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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