unsympathetic
adjective
un·sym·pa·thet·ic
ˌən-ˌsim-pə-ˈthe-tik 
: not given to, marked by, or arising from sympathy : not sympathetic
an unsympathetic bystander
an unsympathetic review
Synonyms
- affectless
- callous
- case-hardened
- cold-blooded
- compassionless
- desensitized
- hard
- hard-boiled
- hard-hearted
- heartless
- indurate
- inhuman
- inhumane
- insensate
- insensitive
- ironhearted
- merciless
- obdurate
- pachydermatous
- pitiless
- remorseless
- ruthless
- slash-and-burn
- soulless
- stony
- stoney
- stonyhearted
- take-no-prisoners
- thick-skinned
- uncharitable
- unfeeling
- unmerciful
- unsparing
Examples of unsympathetic in a Sentence
gave them an unsympathetic look and pointed out that they'd brought the problem on themselves
an aloof and unsympathetic man who does not engage in small talk
a bohemian artist who found the unsympathetic environment of the small town too much to bear
an unsympathetic reaction to her proposal to ban trans fats from the company cafeteria
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Scott, likewise, packs his divisive prequels, Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, with a bunch of disposable and largely unsympathetic numbskulls.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
But many of these same Americans remain oblivious or unsympathetic to the continuing horrors faced by the refugees arriving at their own shores.
—Ana Raquel Minian, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2022
In Minnesota, locals could seem largely unsympathetic to the complicated struggles of refugees trying to settle in a strange, new land.
—Giang Nguyen-Dien, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
Democrats elevated it, blasting the remark as egregiously unsympathetic, while Republicans accused the media of mischaracterizing what Vance said.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
But many of these same Americans remain oblivious or unsympathetic to the continuing horrors faced by the refugees arriving at their own shores.
—Ana Raquel Minian, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2022
In Minnesota, locals could seem largely unsympathetic to the complicated struggles of refugees trying to settle in a strange, new land.
—Giang Nguyen-Dien, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
Democrats elevated it, blasting the remark as egregiously unsympathetic, while Republicans accused the media of mischaracterizing what Vance said.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Unsympathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsympathetic. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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