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Recent Examples of hard-hearted Joel, a hard-hearted smuggler, and Ellie, a headstrong teenager immune to the fungal pandemic that’s decimated the planet. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025 Linda finds her own therapist (Conan O’Brien) insufferably hard-hearted; one of her own patients (Danielle Macdonald) gets ignored in a moment of crisis; a man named James (A$AP Rocky), the super at the motel, befriends her but gets little to show for it but insult and injury. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025 The hard-hearted treatment of men is on full display throughout Cecot. David Culver, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024 In the face of such terror, even hard-hearted Sam has to crumble. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 June 2024 Technically Shaw is a mercenary, but not a cynical or hard-hearted one. Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024 Xi and his team haven’t shown much more concern than the hard-hearted villagers of Lu Xun’s story. Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 29 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-hearted
Adjective
  • There is the ruthless spymaster Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård) and his mysterious assistant Kleya (Elizabeth Dulau).
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • O’Neil had shown a more ruthless streak in dealing with Lemina, stripping the midfielder of the captaincy after those embarrassing post-match scenes at West Ham.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Inspired by Lauren’s late mother, Adele, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 55, their family knows that this merciless disease is no laughing matter.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Lottie proposes that Natalie be stripped of her title and that the merciless and vicious Shauna should lead them instead.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025

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“Hard-hearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-hearted. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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