What is another word for callous?
Synonyms for callous
ˈkæl əscal·lous
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callousadjective
callousadjective
Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.
callousadjective
Having calluses.
Princeton's WordNet
callous, indurate, pachydermatousadjective
emotionally hardened
"a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion"
Synonyms:
calloused, pachydermous, pachydermic, pachydermatous, pachydermal, thickened, indurateAntonyms:
sensitive, tender, untoughenedcalloused, callous, thickenedverb
having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
"calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands"
Synonyms:
calloused, indurate, pachydermatous, thickenedAntonyms:
tender, untoughened, sensitivecallous, cauterize, cauteriseverb
make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
Synonyms:
cauterise, burn, cauterizeAntonyms:
sensitive, tender, untoughened
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
callousadjective
callousadjective
Synonyms:
insensible, unfeeling, apathetic, obtuse, unsusceptible, unimpressible, sluggish, dull, torpid, indifferent, dead
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
callousadjective
Synonyms:
unfeeling, insensible, hardened, unimpressible
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#4915 | burn | |
#9271 | brutal | |
#11289 | cruel | |
#21198 | cynical | |
#22833 | insensitive | |
#26085 | ruthless | |
#42154 | heartless | |
#43874 | zealous | |
#46849 | thickened | |
#48929 | merciless | |
#53842 | callous | |
#60472 | unforgiving | |
#103416 | pitiless | |
#131319 | officious | |
#163084 | calloused | |
#225824 | cauterize |
How to use callous in a sentence?
This is not a feat of excellence. It's a feat fuelled by desperation caused due to the callous attitude of the government.
The Court finds that Defendants' discovery conduct in this case is the result of flagrant bad faith and callous disregard for the responsibilities of discovery under the rules.
Luke was a photojournalist who sought through his images to convey the lives of Yemenis to the outside world, the callous disregard for Luke’s life is more proof of the depths of AQAP’s depravity, and further reason why the world must never cease in seeking to defeat their evil ideology.
Parents place enormous trust in the people who care for their children, and when that is broken, it has lasting effects on families the community, the defendant’s callous treatment of three toddlers was abusive and criminal, and my office will seek justice for the victims.
Compounding the callous disregard for the lives of civilians, the killing appears to be part of a wholly unacceptable effort by extremists to deter Afghan citizens from carrying out their constitutional right to take part in elections.
Translations for callous
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- мазолест, безсърдечен, безчувственBulgarian
- otrlýCzech
- abgestumpft, verhärtet, gefühllos, schwieligGerman
- calloso, desconsiderado, cruel, insensibleSpanish
- känsäinen, tunteeton, kylmä, sydämetönFinnish
- endurci, insensible, sans-coeurFrench
- cranrachIrish
- कठोरHindi
- bőrkeményedéses, érzéketlen, kérges, keményszívűHungarian
- harðgeðja, tilfinningalaus, harðbrjósta, harðlyndur, kaldgeðja, fólskulegurIcelandic
- cinico, calloso, insensibileItalian
- bejausmisLithuanian
- ueke, utongaMāori
- bot, gevoelloos, harteloos, hard, afgestompt, eeltig, ongevoeligDutch
- bezdusznyPolish
- insensívelPortuguese
- бездушный, мозолистый, бесчувственный, бессердечный, чёрствыйRussian
- nemilosrdan, kalozan, bezosjećajan, žuljevit, tvrdSerbo-Croatian
- hjärtlös, känslolös, känslokallSwedish
- người vô tìnhVietnamese
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