Synonyms for unfeeling

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uhn-fee-ling

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈfi lɪŋ

Top 10 synonyms for unfeeling

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Définition of unfeeling

Origin : late Old English, "having no sensation," from un- (1) "not" + feeling (see feel (v.)). Meaning "devoid of kindly or tender feelings" is recorded from 1590s. Related: Unfeelingly.

adj hard-hearted, numb

Example sentences :

He is not so ungenerous a man as you think him: nor has he an unfeeling heart.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

I am better there, it is unfeeling in me to be here, when I can do the least thing there.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

He was by no means an unfeeling man, but he had his duty to do.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

Of course it would be indelicate, if not unfeeling, to ask her about it.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 » by Various

And you are unfeeling, besides, for you remind me that I am very hungry.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

"They say that I am hard, bloodthirsty and unfeeling," he said in tones that were almost of complaint.
Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini

And the son had been just the harsh, unfeeling offspring that might be looked for from such a union.
Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini

He was kind-hearted and affectionate; but Donna Gaetana was all that was cruel and unfeeling.
Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever

They seemed so unfeeling, too, and so heartless at such a moment.
Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) » by Charles James Lever

He is a cold, harsh, unfeeling fellow, distrustful and false.
Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever

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