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Synonyms for callous
ˈkæl əscal·lous
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callousadjective
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.
callousadjective
Having calluses.
Princeton's WordNet
callous, indurate, pachydermatousadjective
emotionally hardened
"a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion"
Synonyms:
calloused, pachydermous, pachydermic, pachydermatous, pachydermal, thickened, indurateAntonyms:
sensitive, tender, untoughenedcalloused, callous, thickenedverb
having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
"calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands"
Synonyms:
calloused, indurate, pachydermatous, thickenedAntonyms:
tender, untoughened, sensitivecallous, cauterize, cauteriseverb
make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
Synonyms:
cauterise, burn, cauterizeAntonyms:
sensitive, tender, untoughened
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
callousadjective
callousadjective
Synonyms:
insensible, unfeeling, apathetic, obtuse, unsusceptible, unimpressible, sluggish, dull, torpid, indifferent, dead
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
callousadjective
Synonyms:
unfeeling, insensible, hardened, unimpressible
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#4915 | burn | |
#9271 | brutal | |
#11289 | cruel | |
#21198 | cynical | |
#22833 | insensitive | |
#26085 | ruthless | |
#42154 | heartless | |
#43874 | zealous | |
#46849 | thickened | |
#48929 | merciless | |
#53842 | callous | |
#60472 | unforgiving | |
#103416 | pitiless | |
#131319 | officious | |
#163084 | calloused | |
#225824 | cauterize |
How to use callous in a sentence?
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.
How can anyone who in law enforcement let people like this out of custody who we know will likely hurt someone badly, if not kill them, even if they are threatened with a lawsuit? it’s pure callous indifference. I don’t know how they live with themselves.
One of the fundamental reasons why so many doctors become cynical and disillusioned is precisely because, when the abstract idealism has worn thin, they are uncertain about the value of the actual lives of the patients they are treating. This is not because they are callous or personally inhuman: it is because they live in and accept a society which is incapable of knowing what a human life is worth.
We must not let President Putin’s callous indifference to human life become our own.
This is not a feat of excellence. It's a feat fuelled by desperation caused due to the callous attitude of the government.
Translations for callous
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- мазолест, безсърдечен, безчувственBulgarian
- otrlýCzech
- abgestumpft, verhärtet, gefühllos, schwieligGerman
- calloso, desconsiderado, cruel, insensibleSpanish
- känsäinen, tunteeton, kylmä, sydämetönFinnish
- endurci, insensible, sans-coeurFrench
- cranrachIrish
- कठोरHindi
- bőrkeményedéses, érzéketlen, kérges, keményszívűHungarian
- harðgeðja, tilfinningalaus, harðbrjósta, harðlyndur, kaldgeðja, fólskulegurIcelandic
- cinico, calloso, insensibileItalian
- bejausmisLithuanian
- ueke, utongaMāori
- bot, gevoelloos, harteloos, hard, afgestompt, eeltig, ongevoeligDutch
- bezdusznyPolish
- insensívelPortuguese
- бездушный, мозолистый, бесчувственный, бессердечный, чёрствыйRussian
- nemilosrdan, kalozan, bezosjećajan, žuljevit, tvrdSerbo-Croatian
- hjärtlös, känslolös, känslokallSwedish
- người vô tìnhVietnamese
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