compassionless
Lacking all sympathy
Compassionless describes someone or something lacking compassion—cold, indifferent to suffering, unmoved by others' pain.
The word is straightforward but uncommon, since heartless, cold-hearted, or unfeeling usually serve the same purpose: a compassionless bureaucracy, His response was utterly compassionless.
Lacking pity or mercy
- callousCruelly insensitive to others
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- cold-heartedDevoid of empathy
- hardheartedLacking sympathy or pity
stony-hearted · soulless · unsympathetic · unempathetic · uncaring · unkind · uncharitable · pitiless
Lacking interest or concern
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- detachedApart or uninvolved
unemotional · emotionless · unmoved · unresponsive · impassive · stoic · phlegmatic · disinterested
Unpleasantly severe or rough
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
implacable · relentless · hard · inflexible · rigid · unyielding · unbending · strict
heartless
Lacking pity or mercy
- callousCruelly insensitive to others
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- cold-heartedDevoid of empathy
hardhearted · stony-hearted · soulless · unsympathetic · unempathetic · uncaring · unkind · uncharitable · pitiless · merciless
indifferent
Lacking interest or concern
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
detached · unemotional · emotionless · unmoved · unresponsive · impassive · stoic · phlegmatic · disinterested · nonchalant
harsh
Unpleasantly severe or rough
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
unrelenting · implacable · relentless · hard · inflexible · rigid · unyielding · unbending · strict · exacting
compassionlesscompassionate
Showing concern for sufferers
softhearted · tenderhearted · merciful · tender · warmhearted
compassionlessmerciful
Disposed toward forgiveness
clement · lenient · charitable · benevolent · benignant
passion, patient, passive, compassion, comparable, compassionate, impassioned, dispassionate, compassionately