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Recent Examples of uncompassionate
For example, very low compassion was rare in both men and women, but the few people who identified as very uncompassionate were much more likely to be men.
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Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2022
An uncompassionate person reading Kafka would simply give up.
—David Means, Harper's magazine, 10 Apr. 2019
Storr argues that this uncompassionate edge of self-esteemery dovetails with the economic ideas of Ayn Rand and the competitive individualism of her followers in neoliberal politics.
—Anthony Gottlieb, New York Times, 21 June 2018
Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2022
An uncompassionate person reading Kafka would simply give up.
—David Means, Harper's magazine, 10 Apr. 2019
Storr argues that this uncompassionate edge of self-esteemery dovetails with the economic ideas of Ayn Rand and the competitive individualism of her followers in neoliberal politics.
—Anthony Gottlieb, New York Times, 21 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncompassionate
Adjective
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The film has much to say about the callous nature of Iran in just throwing anyone in jail with no viable reason.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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Bobby is clearly in crisis and their disregard not only comes across as callous but strongly suggests a troubling home life.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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Letscher, so unlike his character, played the baddie so well: cold, calculated, and heartless.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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Such a bird’s eye view of existence, however, can lead to extremely problematic lines of thought that are heartless at best, and actively eugenicist at worst.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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The wilderness is not unkind to those who understand it and take sensible precautions.—
Ted Updike,
Outdoor Life,
22 May 2025
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Let your husband know that the first unkind word or gesture by his parents and they will be asked to leave.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Scheifele’s emotional and inspirational decision to play mere hours after his father’s unexpected death — to play for his dad, to play because of his dad — ended in cruel fashion, with Scheifele helpless in the penalty box.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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At first the program seems to be benign, but Hayakawa’s film steadily reveals how the policy thrives on the cruel capitalist tenet that people are disposable.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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His legal team has also said Rogers suffers from porphyria, a condition that could make the injection extremely painful and therefore inhumane.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Critics have described brutal, violent and inhumane conditions inside the jail for years.—
Mark Crudele,
ABC News,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Tabo turns, in his mother’s eyes, into a cold and unfeeling stone.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2025
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So much modern football is mechanical and unfeeling; Joao Felix is loose and breezy.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Compared to the gross-out set pieces of The Substance, a merely unsympathetic character like Hard Truths’ Marianne Jean-Baptiste may be an easier sell.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2024
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There are some male side players too, including Marie’s unsympathetic landlord Ismael (Mohamed Grayaâ), who takes advantage of Marie’s lack of options by refusing to make simple improvements in her modest housing.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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The highlight by far is a fantastically villainous turn by the late Philip Seymour Hoffman as a sadistic arms dealer.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Fred was known to have sadistic tendencies and wooed a teenage Rose to join him on his killing sprees.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
14 May 2025
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“Uncompassionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncompassionate. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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