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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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The valuation gods declared a winner in the quest to be America’s premier New York radio station, the callous observer might say.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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The people behind prediction markets can be even more callous, while also offering even more opportunities to bet.—
Danny Funt,
New Yorker,
12 Dec. 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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The Bureau of Prisons ultimately settled the lawsuit, compensating almost 1,600 inmates with a total of approximately $10 million for enduring frigid and inhumane conditions because of the power outage.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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They now must be kidnapped, separated from their families, denied anything remotely resembling due process, and subjected to grotesquely inhumane conditions.—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
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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What follows is an epic showdown between the Blackledges and Weboys, led by the family’s sadistic matriarch, Blanche (Lesley Manville).—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Dec. 2025
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The first installment centered on a 13-year-old boy who’s being held in a soundproof basement by a sadistic, masked killer.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Uncompassionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncompassionate. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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