unempathetic
Lacking fellow feeling
Unempathetic describes someone who fails to understand or share the feelings of others.
The word suggests emotional detachment or indifference to another's experience: His response to her grief was shockingly unempathetic.
It can describe a single moment or a persistent character trait.
Sometimes spelled nonempathetic.
Low temperature state
- heartlessLacking pity or mercy
- callousCruelly insensitive to others
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
icy · chilly · stony · hardhearted · pitiless · merciless · unsparing · implacable
Lacking interest or concern
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
- uncaringLacking emotional concern
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
phlegmatic · dispassionate · blasé · stolid · unresponsive · emotionless · passionless · listless
Apart or uninvolved
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- distantFar away or aloof
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- remoteDistant or controller
withdrawn · reserved · standoffish · uninvolved · disengaged · removed · impersonal · unconcerned
Unaware of others' emotions
- tactlessInsensitive in manner
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
- inconsiderateLacking regard for others
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
obtuse · tone-deaf · blunt · clueless · boorish · crude · indelicate · careless
cold
Low temperature state
- heartlessLacking pity or mercy
- callousCruelly insensitive to others
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
unfeeling · icy · chilly · stony · hardhearted · pitiless · merciless · unsparing · implacable · ruthless
indifferent
Lacking interest or concern
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
- uncaringLacking emotional concern
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
impassive · phlegmatic · dispassionate · blasé · stolid · unresponsive · emotionless · passionless · listless · incurious
detached
Apart or uninvolved
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- distantFar away or aloof
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
remote · withdrawn · reserved · standoffish · uninvolved · disengaged · removed · impersonal · unconcerned · indifferent
insensitive
Unaware of others' emotions
- tactlessInsensitive in manner
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
- inconsiderateLacking regard for others
unaware · obtuse · tone-deaf · blunt · clueless · boorish · crude · indelicate · careless · heedless
- egotismarrogant, conceited, egocentric, egomaniac, egotist
unempatheticempathetic
Feeling what others feel
empathic · understanding · sensitive · attuned · perceptive
unempatheticcompassionate
Showing concern for sufferers
caring · kind · warmhearted · considerate · gentle
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