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View synonyms for heartless

heartless

[ hahrt-lis ]

adjective

  1. unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel:

    heartless words; a heartless ruler.

  2. Archaic. lacking courage or enthusiasm; spiritless; disheartened.


heartless

/ ˈhɑːtlɪs /

adjective

  1. unkind or cruel; hard-hearted
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Derived Forms

  • ˈheartlessly, adverb
  • ˈheartlessness, noun
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Other Words From

  • heartless·ly adverb
  • heartless·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of heartless1

1300–50; Middle English herteles, Old English heortlēas. See heart, -less
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Example Sentences

But I think Trump 2.0 is going to present millions of people with difficult ethical and moral choices, because I fear he is going to wield power in sometimes unimaginably cruel and heartless ways.

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A widespread uprooting of families and innocents as a heedless and heartless deportation policy drives a scythe through immigrant communities.

I imagine that when you imagine a TV critic, you picture some hard-boiled, crusty, even heartless type.

Trump and his ilk suddenly went from being terrifying, offensive, and heartless to lame, ridiculous, weirdo whiners.

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White Christian nationalism merges with the most extreme elements of capitalism to enforce cruel and heartless policies of dispossession, elimination, and a politics of disposability.

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