callous
41
7.3
- adjective
- /ˈkæləs/
:
insensible
- I found his callous remarks about the tragedy to be deeply upsetting.
- a callous disregard
- callous attitudes
- callous attitudes toward women
And it is possible that Kennedy was that callous, but they just don't know.
- And it is possible that Kennedy was that callous, but they just don't know.
- Well, there are certain types of children, mercifully rare, called callous- unemotional youths.
- That includes being callous, being uncaring, lying repeatedly.
- This girl was, she was just being really disrespectful and really callous and very like flippant.
- Are we good or bad, kind or cruel, caring or callous?
- Yeah, and and here's the thing, I think at first that sounds callous, right?
- I don't give a monkeys about the rest of it, but if they're that cold and callous and then they need help.
- More severe and more malignant narcissism is also characterized by a more callous style.
- A pair of rich geniuses brutally murder a boy for their own callous amusement and intellectual curiosity.
- And we saw the end result of this callous move this morning, just mere hours after it happened.
- They are treated with callous cruelty that no human being should have to endure.
- But the harm of people being invalidating and cold and callous and entitled and unempathic and just plain mean.
- It is now beyond doubt that the people of Manchester and of this country have fallen victim to a callous terrorist attack.
- To say there was no need for heaven on earth was a paradox, a blithe, callous dismissal into godless contingency.
- Like, what the fuck could possibly be wrong with that, you callous, evil, satanic fucking freak of nature?
- In either case, it showed to me how cold and callous people have become, how non important death is.
Examples
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As an institution, it represented the callous treatment modern society awarded the elderly.
Academic text (1993) -
She says this is reckless, this is callous, this is cruel.
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"I know it sounds callous, but in fact it made me feel better.
Fiction book (1996) -
How can you be so callous?
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How can you be part of it without becoming more and more callous?
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How could I be so callous when the poor creature was still alive?
Academic text (2002) -
Because he feels it provides an interesting counterpoint to his otherwise callous personality.
Fiction book (1994) -
What rankled him as much as the loss was the callous injustice of it.
Fiction book (1997) -
Her callous treatment of the animals showed a disturbing lack of empathy.
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It was callous of him to ignore her feelings during such a difficult time.
Synonyms
699
2.2
Unkind and cruel toward other people
522
2.7
Willing to cause pain or suffering to others
152
4.9
Not feeling sorry for others and hurting them on purpose
124
4.6
Not showing care for other people's feelings or needs
79
4.1
Not showing kindness or sympathy to others
54
6.1
Showing no pity and acting cruel on purpose
44
1.0
Not friendly or caring to other people
33
5.3
Showing no pity and treating people in a cruel way
14
5.9
Not showing sympathy or care for other people's feelings
7
4.9
Not feeling sorry for someone or caring about their problems
7
7.0
Not showing any pity or kindness
6
7.5
Not feeling sorry and continuing without stopping when hurting others
4
6.0
Showing no care or sympathy for other people
4
7.2
Not showing any feeling or kindness to others
2
7.1
Being very cruel and not kind to others
1
7.3
Not caring when other people suffer
1
8.9
Acting in a harsh way that ignores other people's feelings
1
7.2
Not feeling or showing pity for other people
1
7.4
Shows no sympathy for people who suffer
Not feeling sorry for other people
Not showing kindness or mercy when others suffer
Less sensitive to other people's pain after repeated exposure
Not able to feel or show care for other people
Not easily upset by what others say or feel
Being very uncaring about other people's feelings
Unkind and petty in a way that hurts other people
Antonyms
Compounds
How Insensitive
522
2.7
- Offensive
79
4.1
41
7.3
124
4.6
18
4.2
7
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Callous comes from the Latin word callus, which meant 'hard skin'. So a callous person is like someone with emotional 'thick skin' who does not show much feeling for other people.