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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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Tens of thousands of callous-handed firefighters and tender veterinarians each year are snubbed in favor of bankable Hollywood stars that, coincidentally, tend to bring attention to suffering magazines.—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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President Biden singularly stands out in his callous enabling of the horrors inflicted on Gaza for more than a year.—
Shibley Telhami,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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My frustration only furthered my resolve to go full Nancy Drew and find out who committed this heartless crime.—
Maggie Macintosh,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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Those responsible for this reckless and heartless act must be held accountable.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Social media were a bit more unkind.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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There’s a difference between sharing opinions that have been widely held on topics and hate speech that is unkind, uses names or wishes harm, by Doherty’s description.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That is unacceptably cruel, corrupt, and undemocratic.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Instead, she was stripped of her bronze medal after a late score inquiry—a ruling that still feels cruel for an athlete who had delivered the performance of her life.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Mills had become increasingly concerned with claims by local activists that the facility’s conditions were inhumane.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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This approach is politically messy, administratively costly, and inhumane.—
Jonathan Portes,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The greatest accusation levied against her is the crime of being an unfeeling mother.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
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Then, the men had to walk around as these unfeeling, aggressive, hyper-masculine creatures.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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The petulant, back-stabby intrigue between various parties here sometimes makes the hero rather unsympathetic, with photogenic singer-actor Pena Hernandez’s puppyish turn not conveying a great deal of complexity, let alone artistic o intellectual potential.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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What if your neighbor is unsympathetic?—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With its sadistic violence, taboo sexuality, and grim depiction of postwar London, Peeping Tom was a flop that essentially ended the illustrious career of director Michael Powell, falling into obscurity until Martin Scorsese rescued it and rehabilitated its reputation with a 1979 rerelease.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Unlike Cesar Romero’s Joker from the child-friendly TV Batman, cheery and inane, Jack Nicholson’s version is fully monstrous—sneering and sadistic, his dead eyes obscene next to his rictus grin.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Uncompassionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncompassionate. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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