KINDLESS Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

kindless

adjective

Definition of kindless

as in heartless

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Adjective

As if the force itself were a heartless heart.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
In contrast, Dessalines is typically described as violent, unthinking, emotional and heartless.

— Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026

Definition of heartless

Adjective

Nilsson’s depiction of bodies past their prime conjures not the pitiless naturalism of Joan Semmel or Alice Neel, but something friskier, more delighted.

— Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
As with the others, the pitiless treatment only ends when they’re slaughtered.

— Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 18 May 2026

Definition of pitiless

Adjective

However, his team describes Fred as a tyrant, who is uncaring and belligerent and micro-manages everything.

— Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Other scholars, however, downplay the book’s diablerie, viewing the Pequod’s captain instead as an admirably heroic overreacher or a latter-day Prometheus facing down the gods, fate, the uncaring universe.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of uncaring

Adjective

Yet the very readiness with which the hard-hearted General Tilney believes this account suggests that he is used to reliable reports of other people’s wealth.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
That makes perfect sense to all but the closed-minded or hard-hearted.

— Jim Newton, Mercury News, 27 June 2025

Definition of hard-hearted

Adjective

Civilizations could have risen to their zenith and crumbled in the time our micrometeoroid spent traversing the unfeeling expanse of interplanetary space, but its demise lasted but a fraction of a second.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026
Readers can judge Jane and me, deciding that one of us was unfeeling or uncomprehending.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of unfeeling

Adjective

Low energy, fatigue, dizziness, lightheadedness, headaches, fainting, brittle or thin nails, hair loss, cravings to chew ice and restless legs syndrome are a few signs, according to Thomas.

— Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
As the years go by, the hair shaft tends to thin out, resulting in strands that are more fragile, dull, and brittle.

— Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 31 July 2026

Definition of brittle

Adjective

He was last seen on a snow machine that broke through an icy river.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
The Tropical Coco Fresca is a layered pineapple-watermelon agua fresca with chamoy lava Tajin® rim, paired with a scoop of icy coconut snow that melts into a creamy tropical explosion of flavors, sure to keep you cool in the Texas heat!

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

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