hard-hearted Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- abusive
- harsh
- malicious
- pachydermatous
- unsympathetic
- desensitized
- unfeeling
- unsparing
- brutal
- severe
- insensitive
- tough
- thick-skinned
- hateful
- inhuman
- cold-blooded
- obdurate
- stony
- insensate
- callous
- grim
- stern
- cruel
- soulless
- slash-and-burn
- case-hardened
- affectless
- inhumane
- heartless
- uncharitable
- hard-boiled
- indurate
- take-no-prisoners
- pitiless
- stoney
- vicious
- unmerciful
- hard
- compassionless
- oppressive
- remorseless
Weak:
- rough
- heavy-handed
- austere
- disagreeable
- stonyhearted
- surly
- ironhearted
- bestial
- unloving
- ungentle
- virulent
- heedless
- knock-down-and-drag-out
- acrimonious
- ironfisted
- rough-and-tumble
- jackbooted
- uncaring
- mean
- ill-natured
- barbarous
- unthinking
- boorish
- thoughtless
- ironhanded
- inconsiderate
- sledgehammer
- malevolent
- hard-bitten
- rancorous
- cold
- brutish
- evil-minded
- savage
- unfriendly
- spiteful
- ill-tempered
Strongest:
- mild
- sensitive
- warm
- mild
- kindly
- kind
- benevolent
- humane
- compassionate
- charitable
- merciful
- charitable
- merciful
- warm
- tender
- gentle
- sympathetic
- benevolent
- compassionate
- sensitive
- sympathetic
- tender
- gentle
- kind
- humane
- kindly
Strong:
- cordial
- cordial
- gracious
- indulgent
- indulgent
- kindhearted
- benignant
- softhearted
- friendly
- tenderhearted
- benignant
- gracious
- tenderhearted
- kindhearted
- friendly
- lenient
- softhearted
- warmhearted
- warmhearted
- lenient
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, abusive, harsh, malicious, pachydermatous, unsympathetic, desensitized, unfeeling, unsparing
mild, sensitive, warm, mild, kindly, kind, benevolent, humane, 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.
