hard-hearted
Devoid of compassion
Hard-hearted describes someone lacking compassion or sympathy—unwilling to be moved by others' suffering or appeals.
A hard-hearted landlord evicts a struggling family without hesitation.
She wasn't hard-hearted enough to turn away the stray dog.
The word implies coldness that may be innate or deliberately cultivated.
Lacking any compassion
- pitilessLacking any compassion
- mercilessShowing no clemency
- unsparingShowing no leniency
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
brutal · savage · stern · unmerciful · vindictive · remorseless · unforgiving · draconian
Cruelly insensitive to others
- unsympatheticWithout pity or understanding
- uncompassionateWithout sympathy or mercy
- unempatheticLacking emotional understanding
- emotionlessLacking any sentiment
soulless · inhuman · stony · unmoved · hardened · steely · flinty · tough
Without feeling or concern
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- uncaringLacking emotional concern
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
dispassionate · unresponsive · impervious · unperturbed · numb · insensible · oblivious · distant
ruthless
Lacking any compassion
harsh · brutal · savage · stern · unmerciful · vindictive · remorseless · unforgiving · draconian · barbarous
callous
Cruelly insensitive to others
- unsympatheticWithout pity or understanding
- uncompassionateWithout sympathy or mercy
- unempatheticLacking emotional understanding
emotionless · soulless · inhuman · stony · unmoved · hardened · steely · flinty · tough · uncharitable
apathetic
Without feeling or concern
unconcerned · dispassionate · unresponsive · impervious · unperturbed · numb · insensible · oblivious · distant · remote
- ___-hearted words
- cold-heartedcallous, cold, cold-blooded, cruel, frigid
hard-heartedtender-hearted
Easily moved to sympathy
compassionate · soft-hearted · merciful · sympathetic · empathetic
hard-heartedkind-hearted
Having a gentle, caring nature
kindhearted · warm-hearted · warmhearted · benevolent · kind