Case-hardened
Case-hardened adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Usage example: a case-hardened homicide detective who has seen it all
Callous
Callous adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Usage example: the callous comment “It's just a fish,” when the boy's pet died, made him cry
Case-hardened is a synonym for callous in heartless topic. You can use "Case-hardened" instead the word "Callous" as an adjective or a verb, if it concerns topics such as cruel.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hard and case-hardened
- hard and callous
- tough and case-hardened
- tough and callous
- unfeeling and case-hardened
- unfeeling and callous
- cold and case-hardened
- cold and callous
- indifferent and case-hardened
- indifferent and callous
- cold-blooded and case-hardened
- cold-blooded and callous
- obdurate and case-hardened
- obdurate and callous
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