Synonyms of soulless

soulless

adjective

ˈsōl-ləs 

as in ruthless

having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings

the public's soulless response to the news about the latest famine overseas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruthless
• merciless
• stony
• heartless
• oppressive
• compassionless
• hard
• unfeeling
• pitiless
• callous
• inhuman
• abusive
• hateful
• remorseless
• malicious
• inhumane
• affectless
• brutal
• harsh
• cruel
• insensitive
• insensate
• vicious
• unsympathetic
• obdurate
• hard-hearted
• uncharitable
• grim
• tough
• stoney
• unmerciful
• cold-blooded
• stern
• pachydermatous
• case-hardened
• take-no-prisoners
• desensitized
• slash-and-burn
• indurate
• thick-skinned
• hard-boiled
• unsparing
• savage
• thoughtless
• uncaring
• severe
• unthinking
• ironhearted
• boorish
• mean
• unfriendly
• stonyhearted
• malevolent
• heedless
• inconsiderate
• unloving
• rough
• spiteful
• cold
• virulent
• surly
• brutish
• ungentle
• jackbooted
• disagreeable
• rough-and-tumble
• heavy-handed
• bestial
• ironfisted
• acrimonious
• ill-tempered
• sledgehammer
• barbarous
• rancorous
• hard-bitten
• ironhanded
• ill-natured
• evil-minded
• austere
• knock-down-and-drag-out
• frosty
• knock-down, drag-out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sympathetic
• warm
• charitable
• humane
• sensitive
• compassionate
• kind
• benevolent
• merciful
• gentle
• kindly
• mild
• indulgent
• tender
• friendly
• kindhearted
• lenient
• gracious
• softhearted
• warmhearted
• cordial
• tenderhearted
• benignant
• loving
• tolerant
• affectionate
• good-natured
• fond
• understanding
• clement
• good-tempered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of soulless

There will still be Beltway-bandit consulting firms soaking up some of the work previously done by government workers and national security contractors lining the soulless highway approach to Dulles airport. —Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2025

Crudup is a wonderful actor, and Manders is also a tough part — one of Ibsen’s spineless and yet somehow not soulless creatures. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025

Even Tim, who comes home from his soulless job and strips down to nothing as if to rid himself of his spirit-sucking day job, doesn’t spot his dead employee on the floor. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025

The futuristic worlds that she’s created reflect that, from the dark and dismal cityscapes to the authoritarian prisoner ships run entirely by soulless robots. —Kyle Wilson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025