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SYMPATHETIC Antonyms

There are 21 antonyms of the word sympathetic. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For SYMPATHETIC

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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

apathetic
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• showing little or no emotion or animation

• marked by a lack of interest

callous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• emotionally hardened

• having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear

verb

• make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

cold
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

• extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion

noun

• a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)

• the absence of heat

• the sensation produced by low temperatures

adjective satellite

• having lost freshness through passage of time

• (color) giving no sensation of warmth

• marked by errorless familiarity

• lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

• so intense as to be almost uncontrollable

• sexually unresponsive

• without compunction or human feeling

• feeling or showing no enthusiasm

• unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication

• of a seeker; far from the object sought

• lacking the warmth of life

cruel
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

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

heartless
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking in feeling or pity or warmth

adjective satellite

• devoid of courage or enthusiasm

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

inhumane
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion

merciless
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or showing no mercy

pitiless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• without mercy or pity

• deficient in humane and kindly feelings

uncaring
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking affection or warm feeling

• without care or thought for others

uncharitable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking love and generosity

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

unresponsive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not responding to some influence or stimulus

adjective satellite

• aloof or indifferent

• not susceptible to suggestion or influence

unsparing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very generous

• not forbearing; ruthless

unsympathising
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not showing or expressing sympathy

unsympathizing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not showing or expressing sympathy

Alternatives for UNSYMPATHETIC

Alternatives for APATHETIC

Alternatives for CALLOUS

Alternatives for COLD

Alternatives for CRUEL

Alternatives for HARSH

Alternatives for HEARTLESS

Alternatives for INDIFFERENT

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