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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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncompassionate
Adjective
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As Tiffany, Brittany Bradford can turn on a dime from hilarious (in her college open mic-night debut) to callous and cold.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Drenched in sweat from the heat, Pickford would burn through work gloves and callous his hands.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The script, by Ed Solomon, treats the Sklar siblings as cardboard grotesques—heartless, talentless, united in their loathing of a father who loathes them right back.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Where the latter brought incredible jokes and plenty of heart, the former is purposefully heartless and half-intentionally predictable.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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All of this has just been ways to use pressure tactics to make broadcasters who say unkind things about the president pay a price.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 10th innings were unkind to the Sox.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Its cruel and even lawless excesses have reverberated around the globe.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2026
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This is how cruel football can be.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Once the beagles are sold to laboratories and research centers, the majority, if not all, live in inhumane conditions where they are forced to undergo horrific and painful testing.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Workers put their bodies, livelihoods and lives on the line to oppose employers and governments that exploited physical laborers through inhumane working conditions.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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One says, God can always see you with his unfeeling precision.—
Sandra Lim,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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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
Adjective
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Radcliffe has my highest admiration, notwithstanding the superb and more traditional work in this category by Nathan Lane, whose Willy Loman is agonizing to watch, and John Lithgow, who, like Chenoweth, was also willing to take on the role of a deeply unsympathetic character.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Making Robby pricklier and more unsympathetic shows how that damage can turn a leader who once exemplified collaboration and practiced encouragement into someone whose ideals are overshadowed by his trauma.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In her telling, the literature of the past lays traps into which the rich and powerful, the boorish and sadistic, inevitably stumble.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Fascism became fashionable for a time, even if it was rooted in self-grandiosity, narcissistic grievance, and sadistic vengeance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Uncompassionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncompassionate. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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