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