UN-FEELINGNESSES Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

unfeeling

adjective

ˌən-ˈfē-liŋ

Definition of unfeeling

as in ruthless

having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings gave the homeless people on the street only an unfeeling glance

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as in numb

lacking in sensation or feeling her heart was as cold and hard as the unfeeling marble statue in her garden

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as in inanimate

lacking animate awareness or sensation she spoke politely even to the unfeeling virtual assistant on her phone

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Recent Examples of unfeeling This savage, amoral and unfeeling Robin Hood has been written to invert everything modern fans like about him. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 As the actor tells Glamour, most were written according to stereotypes and portrayed as cold, unfeeling, aggressive, or robotic. — Sam Reed, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026 One solution is to create more positive role models for AI systems—at present, the canon mostly comprises murderous and unfeeling robots, like HAL 9000 and the Terminator. — Tharin Pillay, Time, 12 Mar. 2026 The truth is that state government is not some distant, unfeeling bureaucracy. — John Atkinson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfeeling

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfeeling

Adjective

Arsenal created more than enough to help themselves to a bunch of goals in Naples, only to get stuck in anti-ruthless mode.

— Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Authorities raided the building and found the entrance to a tunnel controlled by the ruthless Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

— Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of ruthless

Adjective

When the old man dies, her numb reaction appears caught between grief and relief, though her two adult sons show little understanding of her emotional state.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
Be sure to start below the injury and wrap upward, overlapping each layer but never so tightly that fingers or toes become numb or painful.

— Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of numb

Adjective

Then, in European culture, Christianity appeared, a religion which made an astonishing discovery, namely, that the primary cause for everything—humans, animals, nature, fertility, the inanimate world, the universe, the cosmos—could be concentrated into one single point.

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
As a result, the concept of animal rights was non-existent and people were free to treat animals like any other inanimate property.

— Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026

Definition of inanimate

Adjective

More than 3,000 shows and a sizable cult following later, The Dark Room has evolved into a choose-your-own-adventure live action video game, presided over by Robertson as its obscene, merciless and incredibly quick-witted host.

— Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
In Braun’s script, the merciless obstacle course of singlehood seems just absurd.

— Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of merciless

Adjective

When Bill’s older brother Henry (Barry Ward) finds the pianist in numbed solitude in his dingy apartment, Bill has canceled all his upcoming gigs, saying Scotty cannot be replaced.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Ingber also notes the numbed response to these strikes from much of the American public, something that, in part, may come from the routine nature of these drone strikes as something that the nation has become desensitized to dropping bombs on enemies.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 21 Oct. 2025

Definition of numbed

Adjective

Another of the crew, a South Korean, was discovered unconscious by coast guard rescuers before being sent to a hospital on the mainland and declared dead there, the coast guard said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
The massage therapist was found unconscious on July 30 near the intersection of 28th Street and Prospect Avenue, according to Capt.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of unconscious

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

Since staterooms are clustered closely together, keeping voices down in hallways—especially late at night—shows consideration for neighbors who may already be asleep.

— Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026
Video appears to show the operator asleep moments before the collision.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

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