hard-hearted Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- case-hardened
- inhumane
- hard-boiled
- tough
- insensate
- stony
- brutal
- obdurate
- abusive
- severe
- compassionless
- stoney
- callous
- indurate
- inhuman
- thick-skinned
- cruel
- soulless
- insensitive
- unsparing
- oppressive
- grim
- desensitized
- pitiless
- slash-and-burn
- unfeeling
- cold-blooded
- unsympathetic
- harsh
- hateful
- vicious
- stern
- uncharitable
- unmerciful
- pachydermatous
- hard
- malicious
- heartless
- remorseless
- affectless
- take-no-prisoners
Weak:
- virulent
- jackbooted
- savage
- unthinking
- brutish
- ill-tempered
- disagreeable
- knock-down-and-drag-out
- bestial
- rough-and-tumble
- malevolent
- spiteful
- ill-natured
- evil-minded
- heedless
- sledgehammer
- rancorous
- inconsiderate
- stonyhearted
- ironfisted
- ironhanded
- rough
- unfriendly
- ironhearted
- thoughtless
- surly
- boorish
- uncaring
- cold
- heavy-handed
- mean
- ungentle
- austere
- barbarous
- acrimonious
- hard-bitten
- unloving
Strongest:
- compassionate
- benevolent
- gentle
- mild
- kindly
- sensitive
- warm
- charitable
- compassionate
- charitable
- warm
- sensitive
- merciful
- kind
- kind
- sympathetic
- gentle
- tender
- kindly
- humane
- sympathetic
- benevolent
- mild
- tender
- merciful
- humane
Strong:
- friendly
- tenderhearted
- indulgent
- friendly
- softhearted
- gracious
- indulgent
- tenderhearted
- lenient
- lenient
- cordial
- softhearted
- benignant
- warmhearted
- benignant
- cordial
- kindhearted
- kindhearted
- gracious
- warmhearted
Weak:
hard-hearted Meaning
hard-hearted (a.)
Unsympathetic; inexorable; cruel; pitiless.
hard-hearted Sentence Examples
- The hard-hearted landlord refused to show any compassion to his struggling tenants.
- Despite her pleas, the hard-hearted judge remained unyielding in her sentencing.
- The hard-hearted stepmother treated her stepchildren with cold indifference.
- The hard-hearted bully taunted the weaker students with no remorse.
- The hard-hearted employer fired his employees without a second thought.
- The hard-hearted thief showed no mercy as he stole from the helpless victim.
- The hard-hearted politician ignored the pleas of his constituents for help.
- The hard-hearted doctor delivered the devastating diagnosis without a shred of empathy.
- The hard-hearted parent disowned their child for making a mistake.
- The hard-hearted soldier fought with unwavering brutality in the war.
FAQs About the word hard-hearted
Unsympathetic; inexorable; cruel; pitiless.
ruthless, merciless, case-hardened, inhumane, hard-boiled, tough, insensate, stony, brutal, obdurate
compassionate, benevolent, gentle, mild, kindly, sensitive, warm, charitable, compassionate, charitable
The hard-hearted landlord refused to show any compassion to his struggling tenants.
Despite her pleas, the hard-hearted judge remained unyielding in her sentencing.
The hard-hearted stepmother treated her stepchildren with cold indifference.
The hard-hearted bully taunted the weaker students with no remorse.
