callous synonyms

callous

modif.

unfeeling, insensitive, inured, hardened, unsusceptible, uncaring, unaffected by, hard, insensible, stubborn, stiff, unbending, indurated, obdurate, insentient, insensate, inflexible, cold, coldhearted, hardhearted, unresponsive, unconcerned, impassive, apathetic, heartless, coldblooded, impenitent, unsympathetic, soulless, spiritless, toughened, blind to, deaf to, unimpressionable, tough*, hard-boiled*, thick-skinned*, case-hardened*, hard as nails*; see also cruel 2, indifferent 1.

Antonyms concerned, compassionate, sensitive.

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