STONYHEARTED Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

stonyhearted

adjective

ˈstō-nē-ˌhär-təd

Definition of stonyhearted

as in ruthless

having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings a less stonyhearted person would not have been so indifferent to the dying man's pleas for forgiveness

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Adjective

Models are ruthless in their pursuit of a goal, sometimes taking disastrous shortcuts.

— Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Ticketing was a ruthless game of revenue maximization, and the final became a stage for Madonna and Justin Bieber.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of ruthless

Adjective

Oscar Wilde, for example, reposes beneath a hulking deity whose iconoclastic castration, back in 1961, did little to restrain pilgrims seeking to smear red lips across his stony physique.

— Emily Cox, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
Instead of looking like a sleek urban loft, the room can quickly start to feel cold, stony, and impersonal.

— Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026

Definition of stony

Adjective

Regehr was relentless and merciless, and Oilers fans had to witness it over and over again.

— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026
The red card was rescinded; the team was unmoored; conspiracies grew overnight, like mushrooms; and a merciless Belgium swept in and trampled, 4–1, on what remained.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of merciless

Adjective

Not play-act, but do the real work, make the hard and noble choices, not forsake his vows but live by them.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Adding another employee, buying a new piece of equipment, or expanding into a larger space all become harder when the tax code penalizes those investments.

— Kent Strang, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026

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