Synonyms of unfeeling

unfeeling

adjective

ˌən-ˈfē-liŋ 

1

as in ruthless

having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings

gave the homeless people on the street only an unfeeling glance

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in numb

lacking in sensation or feeling

her heart was as cold and hard as the unfeeling marble statue in her garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• numb
• numbed
• asleep
• insensitive
• benumbed
• torpid
• dead
• chilled
• unconscious
• dulled
• drugged
• deadened
• anesthetized
• inanimate
• insensate
• stupefied
• senseless
• blunted
• insensible
• obtunded
• nipped
• cocainized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• feeling
• sensitive
• sensible
• awake

3

as in inanimate

lacking animate awareness or sensation

she spoke politely even to the unfeeling virtual assistant on her phone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inanimate
• unconscious
• insensate
• senseless
• lifeless
• insensible
• insentient
• comatose
• exanimate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• feeling
• sensitive
• sensible
• conscious
• aware
• sentient
• cognizant
• animate
• sensate
• animated
• lively
• vibrant

Example Sentences

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