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
Desensitized and case-hardened are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Desensitized" instead an adjective phrase "Case-hardened".
Desensitized
Desensitized adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Usage example: having lived through the horrors of war, the soldiers had seemingly become desensitized to virtually all human suffering
Case-hardened and desensitized are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Case-hardened" instead an adjective "Desensitized".
Nearby Words: desensitised, desensitizing
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- accustomed and case-hardened
- accustomed and desensitized
- dull and case-hardened
- dull and desensitized
- unfeeling and case-hardened
- unfeeling and desensitized
- cold and case-hardened
- cold and desensitized
- callous and case-hardened
- callous and desensitized
- indifferent and case-hardened
- indifferent and desensitized
- numb and case-hardened
- numb and desensitized
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Desensitized and Case-hardened. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/case-hardened/desensitized
Case-hardened & Desensitized. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/case-hardened/desensitized>.
Desensitized or Case-hardened. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/case-hardened/desensitized.
