unfeeling (ʌnˈfiːlɪŋ
)
Definitions
adjective
- without sympathy; callous
- without physical feeling or sensation
Alternative Forms
unˈfeelingly adverb unˈfeelingness nounSynonyms
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callous,
insensitive,
heartless,
cold,
cruel,
hardened,
stony,
inhuman,
unsympathetic,
uncaring,
apathetic,
pitiless,
hardhearted,
Usage examples
"He came forward, and gave me a large unfeeling hug through the donkey jacket too thick for the weather.
, Three Kinds of Kissing - Scottish Short Stories (1993)Even so, he is not a rubber stamp, unthinking, unfeeling and unmindful of any besmirching of the statute book.
India Today (1998)Sarah said it best: "It's a shame that society is that unfeeling.
Toronto Sun (2003)I suspect that both Charles and Camilla behaved in an unfeeling , insulting way to Diana.
Times, Sunday Times (2005)Her anguish, at the prospect of losing all that really mattered to her in this world, completely dissolved my hard core of unfeeling.
, WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS (2002)