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.
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Recent Examples of uncaring
Lady Luck and Mister Fate can be a mean couple, uncaring of you or me.
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Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Thompson starred in DaCosta’s debut feature Little Woods, a thoughtful, emotional thriller about two sisters just trying to survive in an expensive, uncaring world.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2025
For many years, Tariffs were allowed to be used against us by our uncaring and unwise Politicians.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
For many years, Tariffs were allowed to be used against us by our uncaring and unwise Politicians.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Thompson starred in DaCosta’s debut feature Little Woods, a thoughtful, emotional thriller about two sisters just trying to survive in an expensive, uncaring world.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2025
For many years, Tariffs were allowed to be used against us by our uncaring and unwise Politicians.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
For many years, Tariffs were allowed to be used against us by our uncaring and unwise Politicians.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncaring
Adjective
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Grant me ruthless access to the psychological image, discomfortable mercy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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His new persona as a fighting moderate, a Democrat in tune with the country’s shifting desires and ruthless toward the man at the top, deftly speaks to the needs of a party desperate to regain the White House.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In the film, Leonardo DiCaprio plays Bob Ferguson, a former revolutionary who must save his teenage daughter after she’s kidnapped by the merciless army officer, Colonel Lockjaw (played by Sean Penn).—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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Iran’s attorney general has vowed to pursue merciless legal action against the latter, including the death penalty.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Without prosecutors empowered to bring charges against wrongdoers, judges willing to strike down overreach, legislators daring enough to demand investigations and change laws, and citizens outraged enough to protest, any revelations by journalists will fall on stony ground.—
Susan Chira,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Dec. 2025
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After that historic journey, NASA charted a new course toward Apophis, a stony metal-rich NEA that offers a sharp scientific contrast to Bennu's carbon-rich composition (and was once thought to pose a serious impact risk to Earth).—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
28 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But human imitation isn’t mechanical or thoughtless.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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From start to finish, the Red Sox deployed a careless, thoughtless, and passive stratagem.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Uncaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncaring. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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