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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
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You son’s reaction is needlessly callous, to you and to your friend.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Postponing means the people behind this callous attack win.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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Many arguments or discussions are often shut down simply because they’re considered unkind, judgy, or not in the undefined spirit of BookTok.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
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The legal drama is being dumped in less than 50 screens this weekend, an unkind fate for a film critics call a decent programmer.Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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Shahana Goswami plays the lead role of a widow who lands the job of a cop due to life’s cruel twists.Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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In a cruel irony, revelers had gathered to welcome a new beginning.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 4 Jan. 2025
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Similar to the earlier development in Norway, inhumane living conditions discovered at local farms have meanwhile led to proposals of banning fur farming in Polish parliament.Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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His lawyers argue that Iraqi prisons are inhumane, which would violate U.S. obligations to not forcibly send someone to a country where he might be abused.Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Human failings amidst an unfeeling snowpocalypse make for some engaging scenes.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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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
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Many of them are completely unsympathetic to the Ukrainians, if not outright hostile to them.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 Jan. 2025
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In the comments section, some Redditors were unsympathetic, while others offered a positive note.Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Epps turned out to be an especially sadistic master.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2025
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And although her character, the bitter and often sadistic Beth Dutton, may have tired of her surroundings, Reilly told Travel + Leisure ahead of the show's Sunday finale that she'll forever be astounded by the beauty of the show's setting in real life.Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Uncompassionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncompassionate. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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