Synonyms of desensitized

desensitized

adjective

as in ruthless

having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings

having lived through the horrors of war, the soldiers had seemingly become desensitized to virtually all human suffering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruthless
• merciless
• insensitive
• callous
• hard
• abusive
• hateful
• insensate
• stony
• harsh
• oppressive
• brutal
• compassionless
• cruel
• unfeeling
• inhuman
• soulless
• inhumane
• heartless
• remorseless
• unsympathetic
• indurate
• pitiless
• severe
• vicious
• tough
• affectless
• malicious
• unmerciful
• obdurate
• grim
• uncharitable
• savage
• stern
• hard-hearted
• pachydermatous
• thoughtless
• unthinking
• mean
• unsparing
• ironhearted
• stonyhearted
• thick-skinned
• uncaring
• case-hardened
• inconsiderate
• hard-boiled
• boorish
• cold-blooded
• rough
• stoney
• slash-and-burn
• heedless
• unloving
• virulent
• ungentle
• unfriendly
• disagreeable
• bestial
• take-no-prisoners
• cold
• surly
• jackbooted
• spiteful
• barbarous
• sledgehammer
• malevolent
• rancorous
• brutish
• heavy-handed
• hard-bitten
• acrimonious
• ironhanded
• rough-and-tumble
• ironfisted
• knock-down, drag-out
• austere
• knock-down-and-drag-out
• ill-natured
• ill-tempered
• evil-minded
• frosty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sensitive
• sympathetic
• merciful
• warm
• humane
• compassionate
• kind
• mild
• charitable
• gentle
• kindly
• kindhearted
• benevolent
• lenient
• tender
• indulgent
• tenderhearted
• tolerant
• softhearted
• warmhearted
• understanding
• friendly
• benignant
• loving
• gracious
• affectionate
• cordial
• fond
• clement
• good-natured
• good-tempered

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• sensitive
• sympathetic
• merciful
• warm
• humane
• compassionate
• kind
• mild
• charitable
• gentle
• kindly
• kindhearted
• benevolent
• lenient
• tender
• indulgent
• tenderhearted
• tolerant
• softhearted
• warmhearted
• understanding
• friendly
• benignant
• loving
• gracious
• affectionate
• cordial
• fond
• clement
• good-natured
• good-tempered

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