Synonyms
- affectless
- callous
- case-hardened
- cold-blooded
- compassionless
- desensitized
- hard
- hard-boiled
- hard-hearted
- indurate
- inhuman
- inhumane
- insensate
- insensitive
- ironhearted
- merciless
- obdurate
- pachydermatous
- pitiless
- remorseless
- ruthless
- slash-and-burn
- soulless
- stony
- stoney
- stonyhearted
- take-no-prisoners
- thick-skinned
- uncharitable
- unfeeling
- unmerciful
- unsparing
- unsympathetic
Examples of heartless in a Sentence
a heartless boss who would fire people for missing work, even if they were sick as a dog
a heartless enemy that takes no prisoners
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Harper probably wouldn’t be thrilled to be labeled a heartless sadist by her only friend under the best of circumstances, but to get this criticism so soon after Eric, her former mentor, lobbed a similar insult her way must sting.
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2024
From Lois and the boys’ discovery of Clark’s limp, heartless corpse to the scream Jordan released when Lex crushed that heart under his boot, there was no shortage of drama.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Oct. 2024
By a heartless, shortsighted owner who just doesn’t get it.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
Political disputes have sundered families ‒ some siblings are no longer talking ‒ and heartless or thoughtless social media posts can bring people to tears.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2024
From Lois and the boys’ discovery of Clark’s limp, heartless corpse to the scream Jordan released when Lex crushed that heart under his boot, there was no shortage of drama.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Oct. 2024
By a heartless, shortsighted owner who just doesn’t get it.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
Political disputes have sundered families ‒ some siblings are no longer talking ‒ and heartless or thoughtless social media posts can bring people to tears.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Heartless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartless. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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