Synonyms of uncaring

uncaring

adjective

as in ruthless

not feeling or showing concern for someone or something

She has an uncaring attitude toward her schoolwork.

He is a cold and uncaring man.

Related Words

• ruthless
• merciless
• stony
• thoughtless
• inconsiderate
• callous
• unloving
• unthinking
• unfriendly
• heartless
• hard
• unfeeling
• boorish
• heedless
• insensitive
• cold
• pitiless
• unsympathetic
• inhuman
• soulless
• inhumane
• indifferent
• remorseless
• uncharitable
• apathetic
• uninterested
• unmerciful
• disinterested
• compassionless
• insensate
• obdurate
• emotionless
• impassive
• dispassionate
• neutral
• unsparing
• cold-blooded
• hard-hearted
• unresponsive
• unemotional
• affectless
• lackadaisical
• listless
• slash-and-burn
• thick-skinned
• perfunctory
• indurate
• desensitized
• take-no-prisoners
• undemonstrative
• pachydermatous
• languid
• case-hardened
• unenthusiastic
• hard-boiled
• ironhearted
• lukewarm
• tepid
• stonyhearted
• halfhearted
• austere
• frosty
• uneager

Dissimilar Words

• sympathetic
• warm
• sensitive
• charitable
• compassionate
• merciful
• humane
• benevolent
• kindly
• gentle
• kind
• caring
• tender
• loving
• affectionate
• kindhearted
• softhearted
• warmhearted
• tenderhearted
• fond
• exuberant
• benignant
• impassioned
• ardent
• avid
• fervid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of uncaring

Enzo holds his knees close to his body, a protective position that visually signals discomfort, while Anthony lays down with legs stretched taking space with uncaring easy. — Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 15 May 2026

Director Orson Krennic Anybody in middle management can relate to this Imperial officer who's saddled with getting a big project up and running (in his case, the first Death Star), forced to deal with uncaring bosses and winds up having some rebellious types screw the whole thing up. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2026

Expressing concerns about rising electricity rates, water shortages, and uncaring tech oligarchs, most attendees were resolutely opposed. — Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026

Standing outside her Brooklyn home on Friday, a devastated Wright struggled to understand how the driver who hit her child could be so uncaring. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026