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