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