uncompassionate

(ˌʌnkəmˈpæʃənət)

adj

not compassionate

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Adj.

uncompassionate - lacking compassion or feeling for others; "nor silver-shedding tears could penetrate her uncompassionate sire"- Shakespeare

merciless, unmerciful - having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"

unsympathetic - not sympathetic or disposed toward; "unsympathetic officialdom"; "people unsympathetic to the revolution"; "his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic"

compassionate - showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"

uncompassionate

adjective

Not sympathetic:

uncaring, uncharitable, unmoved, unpitying, unstirred, unsympathetic, untouched.

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