UNCOMPASSIONATE Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

uncompassionate

adjective

Definition of uncompassionate

as in callous

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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. — 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

What a simultaneously callous and graceful way to send off an audience that has spent the last hour falling in love.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
His Lamb goes from a brash Yorkshire showman to a callous profiteer of human vice and misery, his cheeky smile becoming a vicious snarl.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of callous

Adjective

Some are heartless and move a team to make up for their failures as owners.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
For more than a century, people have wondered whether Hyde was the innocent victim of an amazing set of coincidences or a heartless killer who never paid for his crimes.

— Dan Kelly August 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of heartless

Adjective

But, to be fair, there were indeed some unkind comments online and none of those are apparent when other performers take unorthodox approaches to the national anthem, such as performing it with bagpipes.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
As viewers enjoy the new series and revisit the original, online commentary has been unkind about Guy’s appearance.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of unkind

Adjective

The policy of sending them to a third country has been condemned as harsh and cruel.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Eight men were killed via gassing until an Alabama district judge ruled the execution method unconstitutionally cruel, in June; the Supreme Court has maintained the block.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of cruel

Adjective

Germany's Constitutional Court ruled last year that the extradition was unlawful because it could not be guaranteed that the defendant would not be subject to inhumane or degrading treatment in Hungarian custody.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
Germany’s Constitutional Court ruled last year that the extradition was unlawful because it could not be guaranteed that the defendant would not be subject to inhumane or degrading treatment in Hungarian custody.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of inhumane

Adjective

Civilizations could have risen to their zenith and crumbled in the time our micrometeoroid spent traversing the unfeeling expanse of interplanetary space, but its demise lasted but a fraction of a second.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026
Readers can judge Jane and me, deciding that one of us was unfeeling or uncomprehending.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of unfeeling

Adjective

Republicans secured wins in the larger metro area, but this year, the party is vulnerable with voters who are disgruntled about inflation, the Iran war and a president who seems unsympathetic to their struggles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
On the other hand, Prince William is allegedly unsympathetic toward his younger brother.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of unsympathetic

Adjective

Documentarian Erin Lee Carr’s latest project is a deep dive into The Swan, the 2004 reality show widely considered one of the most unethical and sadistic in TV history.

— Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Many of them, including Ned and his childhood friend and rival, Roland, are scarred by their time as youth players, haunted by memories of the sadistic coaches and cruel, competitive fathers who terrorized them both on and off the court.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

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