Synonyms for callous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kal-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl əs |
Top 10 synonyms for callous
- blind to
- case-hardened
- cold
- deaf to
- hard
- hard-bitten
- hard-boiled
- hardhearted
- impassive
- impenitent
- inflexible
- insensate
- insensible
- insentient
- inured
- obdurate
- soulless
- spiritless
- stiff
- stony
- stubborn
- thick-skinned
- torpid
- tough
- toughened
- unaffected
- unbending
- uncompassionate
- unconcerned
- unfeeling
- unimpressionable
- unresponsive
- unsusceptible
Définition of callous
Origin :- c.1400, "hardened," in the physical sense, from Latin callosus "thick-skinned," from callus, callum "hard skin" (see callus). The figurative sense of "unfeeling" appeared in English by 1670s. Related: Callously; callousness.
- adj cruel, insensitive
- I think you will be able to take care of yourself in a cold and callous world.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- He was hardened, steeped in guilt, and callous as to the sufferings of others.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- What a gladdening result for the sensation-loving minds of the callous!
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Is it the frequency of the punishment that has made you callous to the ignominy and the pain?
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 » by Various
- Imogen was deaf to their expostulations, and indurate and callous as adamant to their persuasions.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- The disgrace is nameless, only they are callous enough not to feel it.
- Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
- Notwithstanding her action in this matter, Lisa was not an ill-natured or callous woman.
- Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
- Or take the power of Caste in another direction—its callous cruelty.
- Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
- Old Madge was usually as callous to such things as I was myself.
- Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- They were not callous, and they left the breakfast-table with aching hearts.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
Antonyms for callous
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