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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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You son’s reaction is needlessly callous, to you and to your friend.—
R. Eric Thomas,
The Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2025
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Postponing means the people behind this callous attack win.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The husband suggested her friend should help with the bill, and the wife retaliated by calling him heartless and petty.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
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Their bravery and dedication to our community have ensured a joyous holiday season for our residents, especially the children who would have been affected by The Grinch's heartless actions.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In a globalized, corporate, shifting world that can feel unkind to consumers, the fight for Mt. Bachelor is about the desire to capture something cherished and put it back in the hands of the people who love it most.—
John Branch,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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To use his own words against him is unkind, but with a million people relying on him, Dan Campbell crumpled under the pressure.—
Colton Pouncy,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Cutting off people from healthcare, childcare, and other services is cruel.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Banek has requested the Illinois Department of Public Health probe the cruel death, also asking that all evidence associated with the case be preserved.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The brutal punishments, the inhumane conditions and the systemic neglect of children in state care were gross violations of human rights and dignity.—
Ray Watford,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Jan. 2025
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Her lawyers argued that extradition would violate her rights under European human rights law, calling the prospect of a life sentence without parole inhumane.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Human failings amidst an unfeeling snowpocalypse make for some engaging scenes.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Dec. 2024
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The author renders the four-year-old Margaret’s inner life with sensitive complexity, depicting an alert child logic that defies adults’ view of her as slow and unfeeling.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
12 June 2024
Adjective
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Across his four-feature filmography, Eggers’s female characters can be selfish and inscrutable, but that is almost always in reaction to unsympathetic, patriarchal societies.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
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Immigration advocates are especially concerned that Republicans will continue to push draconian enforcement bills under cover of isolated criminal incidents, forcing Democrats to take votes that could be spun as unsympathetic to individual victims of crime.—
Rafael Bernal,
The Hill,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As one of the few original Squid Game cast members returning for the second season, Wi Ha-joon will continue his quest as the police officer Hwang Jun-ho, who is desperate to find his missing brother and ultimately wanders into the sadistic games.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Without the sadistic games going on, the show lacks momentum.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Uncompassionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncompassionate. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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