hard-hearted (Meaning)
hard-hearted (a.)
Unsympathetic; inexorable; cruel; pitiless.
Synonyms & Antonyms of hard-hearted
Synonyms:
- stern
- insensate
- slash-and-burn
- cold-blooded
- compassionless
- stoney
- oppressive
- callous
- brutal
- unsparing
- abusive
- unsympathetic
- remorseless
- affectless
- heartless
- desensitized
- severe
- pitiless
- case-hardened
- hard-boiled
- unmerciful
- thick-skinned
- malicious
- pachydermatous
- inhuman
- vicious
- insensitive
- hard
- obdurate
- unfeeling
- inhumane
- grim
- harsh
- uncharitable
- cruel
- take-no-prisoners
- soulless
- hateful
- stony
- tough
- indurate
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- virulent
- hard-bitten
- stonyhearted
- heavy-handed
- boorish
- acrimonious
- thoughtless
- savage
- unthinking
- cold
- ironhanded
- inconsiderate
- evil-minded
- bestial
- ill-natured
- unloving
- mean
- unfriendly
- rough-and-tumble
- malevolent
- surly
- ironfisted
- spiteful
- rancorous
- disagreeable
- ungentle
- ironhearted
- ill-tempered
- sledgehammer
- brutish
- barbarous
- knock-down-and-drag-out
- austere
- jackbooted
- uncaring
- heedless
- rough
Antonyms:
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, stern, insensate, slash-and-burn, cold-blooded, compassionless, stoney, oppressive, callous
sympathetic, mild, benevolent, warm, compassionate, kindly, kind, warm,sympathetic, 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.
