kindless

adjective

Definition of kindlessnext
as in heartless

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindless
  1. heartless
  2. pitiless
  3. uncaring
  4. hard-hearted
  5. unfeeling
  6. coldhearted
  7. brittle
  8. icy
Adjective
  • The husband suggested her friend should help with the bill, and the wife retaliated by calling him heartless and petty.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Their bravery and dedication to our community have ensured a joyous holiday season for our residents, especially the children who would have been affected by The Grinch's heartless actions.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of heartless
Adjective
  • The story mirrors the original, following a fresh batch of desperate have-nots competing in elementary school games with a sizable fortune for the winners and pitiless execution for the losers.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2024
  • But rather than dilute the scare factor, the humor makes the sense of doom only more pitiless and Orlok’s plans for Ellen more spine-chilling.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of pitiless
Adjective
  • Despite Butcher's efforts, Homelander is grooming Ryan to be an uncaring, murderous Supe like himself.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • And wearing a smile while delivering bad news, such as budget cuts or layoffs, makes a leader appear uncaring and out of touch.
    Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D., Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of uncaring
Adjective
  • The hard-hearted treatment of men is on full display throughout Cecot.
    David Culver, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
  • In the face of such terror, even hard-hearted Sam has to crumble.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
Definition of hard-hearted
Adjective
  • Human failings amidst an unfeeling snowpocalypse make for some engaging scenes.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The author renders the four-year-old Margaret’s inner life with sensitive complexity, depicting an alert child logic that defies adults’ view of her as slow and unfeeling.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Definition of unfeeling
Adjective
  • Cephus ducks the Vietnam draft and does time in prison, then reluctantly skips town and heads north, to the coldhearted streets of New York.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 14 June 2024
  • Harbottle also risks a ferret with her coldhearted approach of making customers pay for goods and services.
    Alice Burton, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2024
Definition of coldhearted
Adjective
  • And that this age of darkness will pass the way winters Pass when strong sap rises under the brittle bark.
    Czeslaw Milosz, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
  • That first orgasm, a brittle, unenthusiastic moan rippling as the A24 logo fills the screen, isn’t so much experienced as performed.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of brittle
Adjective
  • Her makeup, too, was equally icy, with a metallic silvery-white shadow brushed under her brow as a highlight and dramatic black eyeliner winged all the way out to the outer corner of her brows, plus a pair of light blue-gray contacts enhanced by majorly fluttery, lush lashes.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Dec. 2024
  • White cautioned those traveling north of Indianapolis this weekend, however, should be mindful of potentially snowier, icier road conditions.
    Christopher Cann, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of icy
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