CALLOUS Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word callous. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CALLOUS
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heartless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking in feeling or pity or warmth adjective satellite • devoid of courage or enthusiasm | ||||||||
insensitive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not responsive to physical stimuli • deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive | ||||||||
brutal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering • punishingly harsh • resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility • disagreeably direct and precise | ||||||||
harsh | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles adjective satellite • unpleasantly stern • unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses • unkind or cruel or uncivil • severe • sharply disagreeable; rigorous | ||||||||
inconsiderate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others adjective satellite • without proper consideration or reflection | ||||||||
indifferent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by a lack of interest • showing no care or concern in attitude or action • (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed • (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other • fairly poor to not very good • having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive • marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another • characterized by a lack of partiality • being neither good nor bad • neither too great nor too little | ||||||||
uncaring | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking affection or warm feeling • without care or thought for others | ||||||||
uncompassionate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking compassion or feeling for others | ||||||||
unfeeling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • devoid of feeling for others • devoid of feeling or sensation | ||||||||
unkind | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking kindness adjective satellite • deficient in humane and kindly feelings | ||||||||
unsympathetic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not sympathetic or disposed toward • (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings adjective satellite • not having an open mind • lacking in sympathy and kindness • not agreeing with your tastes or expectations | ||||||||
calloused | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear | ||||||||
cauterise | verbv | |||||||
verb • burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent • make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals | ||||||||
cauterize | verbv | |||||||
verb • burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent • make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals | ||||||||
indurate | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • emotionally hardened verb • become fixed or established • make hard or harder • become hard or harder • cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate | ||||||||
pachydermatous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms adjective satellite • emotionally hardened | ||||||||
thickened | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • made or having become thick • having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear • made thick in consistency |