callused

Examples

• All

• After years of working in the war zone, he had become emotionally callused and found it hard to connect with his feelings.

• Don't be so callused!

• Years of working in emergency services left him callused to the pain he witnessed.

• She became callused after hearing so many tragic stories in her job.

• It is easy to grow callused when you deal with difficult situations every day.

• The relentless exposure to the suffering of others left her callused, making it difficult for her to empathize.

• Years of dealing with death in the operating room had made him callused, often appearing unbothered by the tragedies he witnessed.

Synonyms

I

inured

vscallused

• Formal

3 8.2

You do not react strongly to something unpleasant because you are used to it

is more about lasting insensitivity and emotional change than simple habit

H

hardened

vscallused

5.6

Made emotionally tougher after repeated difficult experiences

is focused on emotional numbness caused by repeated suffering rather than mere toughness

C

case-hardened

vscallused

8.6

Being emotionally hard and not showing feelings because of bad experiences

is about becoming insensitive from repeated exposure rather than just toughness

I

indurate

vscallused

• Formal

9.9

Not able to feel or show care for other people

is similar but often used in more formal or technical language

P

pachydermatous

vscallused

• Literature

9.9

Not easily upset by what others say or feel

is plain wording for emotional insensitivity rather than figurative expression

Antonyms

E

empathetic

30 4.4

To understand and share other people's feelings

S

sensitive

1 4.4

A person who is easily affected by others' feelings

How Hardened

numb

62 4.1

hardened

5.6

callused

7.2

guarded

4.9

sensitive

1 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology