UNCOMPASSIONATE Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

uncompassionate

adjective

Definition of uncompassionate

as in callous

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Recent Examples of uncompassionate For example, very low compassion was rare in both men and women, but the few people who identified as very uncompassionate were much more likely to be men. — Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2022 An uncompassionate person reading Kafka would simply give up. — David Means, Harper's magazine, 10 Apr. 2019 Storr argues that this uncompassionate edge of self-esteemery dovetails with the economic ideas of Ayn Rand and the competitive individualism of her followers in neoliberal politics. — Anthony Gottlieb, New York Times, 21 June 2018

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Adjective

Who would want the callous world that successfully cloistered the feelings of others?

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
What a simultaneously callous and graceful way to send off an audience that has spent the last hour falling in love.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of callous

Adjective

Some are heartless and move a team to make up for their failures as owners.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
For more than a century, people have wondered whether Hyde was the innocent victim of an amazing set of coincidences or a heartless killer who never paid for his crimes.

— Dan Kelly August 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of heartless

Adjective

October's atmospheric downside Even October, however, can occasionally be unkind to stargazers.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
But, to be fair, there were indeed some unkind comments online and none of those are apparent when other performers take unorthodox approaches to the national anthem, such as performing it with bagpipes.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of unkind

Adjective

The offbeat, cruel cadence of the bit reminded me of classic Update Norm Macdonald.

— Charu Sinha, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2026
The misery of the situation could feel overwhelming, even cruel, but Cahyono’s observation of Sumiati’s struggles is humane and sympathetic.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of cruel

Adjective

Amnesty International published a report in September detailing allegations of inhumane treatment by Spanish soldiers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The comments express strong disapproval of Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream an execution, criticizing it as inhumane and a historical low for the country.

— Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of inhumane

Adjective

Civilizations could have risen to their zenith and crumbled in the time our micrometeoroid spent traversing the unfeeling expanse of interplanetary space, but its demise lasted but a fraction of a second.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026
Readers can judge Jane and me, deciding that one of us was unfeeling or uncomprehending.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of unfeeling

Adjective

Republicans secured wins in the larger metro area, but this year, the party is vulnerable with voters who are disgruntled about inflation, the Iran war and a president who seems unsympathetic to their struggles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
On the other hand, Prince William is allegedly unsympathetic toward his younger brother.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of unsympathetic

Adjective

That quickly comes in handy when Clancy, a sadistic guard, tells the inmates they’re being shipped to the infamous sanitarium Saint Mabyn’s.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Mungiu may have a less sadistic streak and a more active camera, but the two filmmakers share a particular commitment to narrative indeterminacy, devising intricate yet incomplete crime-story plots that function broadly as sociopolitical allegories.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026

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