Antonyms for hard-hearted

Grammar : Adj

Spell : hahrd-hahr-tid

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrdˈhɑr tɪd

Definition of hard-hearted

Origin : also hardhearted, "obdurate, unfeeling," late 12c. (implied in heard-heortnesse "hard-heartedness"); from hard + hearted. Sometimes in Middle English also meaning "bold, courageous" (15c.). Related: Hard-heartedly; hard-heartedness. Hard-heart "hard-hearted person" was in late Old English.

As in obdurate : adj pigheaded, stubborn
As in remorseless : adj without guilt in spite of wrongdoing
As in ruthless : adj mean, heartless
As in unaffected : adj unchanged, unmoved
As in unconcerned : adj carefree; apathetic
As in unemotional : adj not responsive
As in uninterested : adj oblivious to
As in unkind : adj not nice
As in stonyhearted : adj cold-blooded
As in cold-blooded : adj cruel, heartless
As in cold-hearted : adj unfeeling
As in cruel : adj vicious, pitiless; causing pain
As in aloof : adj remote
As in heartless : adj without feeling; cold

Example sentences :

Sure nobody had ever so insolent, so hard-hearted a brother, as I have!
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Now the hard-hearted Bella interlards her speech with invective!
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

But it brought no solace to the mind of the weak, hard-hearted, and guilty son.
Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald

She was a stern, austere, hard-hearted woman, whom nobody loved.
Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott

Then you must collect your debt, as other hard-hearted creditors do—by force.
Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 » by Various

If to be hard-hearted were a virtue, the best man there was Dillaway.
Extract from : « Heart » by Martin Farquhar Tupper

It was no joke to her, whatever it might be to her hard-hearted young sisters.
Extract from : « A Houseful of Girls » by Sarah Tytler

And our hard-hearted rulers, with all their pride, can they subsist without us?
Extract from : « Alroy » by Benjamin Disraeli

You are not half as hard-hearted as you would have me think.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College » by Jessie Graham Flower

No human being could have, she thought, even the most hard-hearted.
Extract from : « The Call of the Blood » by Robert Smythe Hichens

Synonyms for hard-hearted

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