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kindless

1 8.6

A person who does not show care for other people

adjective
/ˈkaɪndləs/

Archaic

: desalmado

kindless villain
lecherous, kindless
remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless

Examples

Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain!

Hamlet (1990)
Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain!

Hamlet (1990)
The kindless actions of the dictator caused suffering among the people.
Her kindless response to the child's plea for help shocked everyone in the room.
The kindless behavior of the critics left the artist feeling demoralized and alone.

Synonyms

heartless

vskindless

Offensive

76 4.1

Not showing kindness or sympathy to others

is similar but can mean simple lack of kindness without cruelty

unkind

vskindless

41 1.0

Not friendly or caring to other people

refers to missing kindness overall rather than specific rude acts

uncaring

vskindless

18 4.2

Not showing concern for other people's feelings or needs

is about absence of kindness rather than deliberate neglect

unfeeling

vskindless

13 5.9

Not showing sympathy or care for other people's feelings

means lacking kindness but may not stress visible emotional coldness

unsympathetic

vskindless

12 4.9

Not feeling sorry for someone or caring about their problems

describes a broader lack of kindness, not only withholding sympathy

remorseless

vskindless

6 7.5

Not feeling sorry and continuing without stopping when hurting others

means lacking kindness but not necessarily unrelenting cruelty

cold as ice

vskindless

Informal

4 7.2

Not showing any feeling or kindness to others

expresses lack of kindness but may be less idiomatic or vivid

uncompassionate

vskindless

1 7.3

Not caring when other people suffer

is about lacking kindness generally rather than clinical emotional absence

meanspirited

vskindless

Offensive

1 7.4

Unkind and petty in a way that hurts other people

describes general absence of kindness without pettiness or malice

compassionless

vskindless

1 7.4

Shows no sympathy for people who suffer

focuses on general lack of kindness rather than only not caring about pain

unpitying

vskindless

1 8.8

Not showing kindness or mercy when others suffer

covers lack of kindness but may not always imply harsh action

stonyhearted

vskindless

1 9.6

Not feeling sorry for other people

is a gentler label for simple absence of kindness

noncharitable

vskindless

1 6.7

Not showing kindness to other people

is about lacking kindness more broadly, not only generosity

cold as charity

vskindless

Archaic

1 9.9

Acting kind but not showing real care

is a direct description of lacking kindness rather than an idiom

Antonyms

compassion

344 2.7

A strong feeling of care for someone who is suffering and a wish to help them

kindness

257 1.0

Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people

How Kind

compassionate

157 3.7

kind

905 1.0

unkind

41 1.0

kindless

Archaic

1 8.6

cruel

474 2.7

Surface Forms

kindless positive

Morphology

kindless = kind (transparent) = kind + less

Standard and predictable formation: 'kind' (compassionate) + '-less' = lacking kindness.

Etymology

Kindless can also come from kind meaning 'kindness' or 'gentle', plus -less meaning 'without', so kindless means 'without kindness' or not caring.