Synonyms for callous
ˈkæl əscal·lous

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1. callousadjective

   Synonyms:
   heartless, astorgous

2. callousadjective

   Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.

   She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.

   Synonyms:
   heartless, astorgous

3. callousadjective

   Having calluses.

   Synonyms:
   heartless, astorgous

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1. callous, indurate, pachydermatousadjective

   emotionally hardened

   "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion"

   Synonyms:
   calloused, pachydermous, pachydermic, pachydermatous, pachydermal, thickened, indurate

   Antonyms:
   sensitive, tender, untoughened

2. calloused, callous, thickenedverb

   having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear

   "calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands"

   Synonyms:
   calloused, indurate, pachydermatous, thickened

   Antonyms:
   tender, untoughened, sensitive

3. callous, cauterize, cauteriseverb

   make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

   Synonyms:
   cauterise, burn, cauterize

   Antonyms:
   sensitive, tender, untoughened

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1. callousadjective

   Synonyms:
   indurated, hardened, hard

2. callousadjective

   Synonyms:
   insensible, unfeeling, apathetic, obtuse, unsusceptible, unimpressible, sluggish, dull, torpid, indifferent, dead

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1. callousadjective

   Synonyms:
   unfeeling, insensible, hardened, unimpressible

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1. List of paraphrases for "callous":

   cruel, heartless, insensitive, ruthless, merciless, zealous, officious, unforgiving, brutal, cynical, pitiless

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How to use callous in a sentence?

1. Alex Jones:

   The Court finds that Defendants' discovery conduct in this case is the result of flagrant bad faith and callous disregard for the responsibilities of discovery under the rules.

2. Barack Obama:

   The callous disregard for Luke's life is more proof of the depths of AQAP's depravity, and further reason why the world must never cease in seeking to defeat their evil ideology.

3. Ambrose Gwinett Bierce:

   Callous, adj. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another.

4. Claire Bass:

   Yet again Bear Grylls' animal killing activities are quite rightly coming under fire, it's time for TV to dump this tired routine of men charging around the wilderness dominating wildlife and killing for ratings. It shows a callous disregard for the natural world and treats animals like mere props.

5. Meghan McCain:

   It seems weird callous to boycott a company who supplies food to the masses and employs 4,000 people during a pandemic, no matter what your politics, who wants more people out of work? Almost every CEO, boss, person I interact with and consume products from disagrees with me.