unsympathizing

Examples

• All

• She found her boss's unsympathizing attitude difficult to work with during stressful periods.

• The novel depicted the judge as a cold and unsympathizing figure.

• His unsympathizing attitude made her feel even worse.

• She spoke in an unsympathizing tone.

• The teacher's unsympathizing demeanor made it hard for students to approach her with their problems.

• His unsympathizing remarks during the meeting showed a lack of understanding for the team's struggles.

• During the crisis, the politician's unsympathizing attitude alienated many of his supporters.

Synonyms

H

heartless

vsunsympathizing

• Offensive

79 4.1

Not showing kindness or sympathy to others

is less actively cruel and more about failing to show understanding

U

uncaring

vsunsympathizing

18 4.2

Not showing concern for other people's feelings or needs

focuses on lacking sympathy and understanding, not just low care

U

unfeeling

vsunsympathizing

14 5.9

Not showing sympathy or care for other people's feelings

focuses on failing to show sympathy rather than general emotional numbness

U

unsympathetic

vsunsympathizing

7 4.9

Not feeling sorry for someone or caring about their problems

has identical meaning but is a different adjective form

C

coldhearted

vsunsympathizing

4 6.0

Showing no care or sympathy for other people

is less about active cruelty and more about not showing understanding

C

cold as ice

vsunsympathizing

• Informal

4 7.2

Not showing any feeling or kindness to others

is the same idea but more idiomatic and vivid in tone

U

uncompassionate

vsunsympathizing

1 7.3

Not caring when other people suffer

stresses lack of compassion while also including lack of understanding

K

kindless

vsunsympathizing

• Archaic

1 8.6

A person who does not show care for other people

emphasizes missing sympathy and understanding rather than only unkindness

C

compassionless

vsunsympathizing

1 7.4

Shows no sympathy for people who suffer

includes lack of understanding as well as missing sympathy

U

unpitying

vsunsympathizing

8.8

Not showing kindness or mercy when others suffer

is less about harsh judgment and more about general lack of understanding

H

highly insensitive

vsunsympathizing

5.5

Being very uncaring about other people's feelings

is similar but also highlights absence of sympathy and understanding

Antonyms

C

compassionate

151 3.7

Feeling concern and care for people who suffer

How Sympathetic

compassionate

151 3.7

sympathetic

152 3.4

unsympathizing

7.9

indifferent

46 4.4

heartless

• Offensive

79 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology