Compassionless and Compassionate

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Compassionless adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

Usage example: shocked by the mother's compassionless treatment of her autistic child

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Compassionate is an antonym for compassionless.

Compassionate adjective - Having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others.

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Compassionless is an antonym for compassionate.

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Compassionate and Compassionless. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compassionless/compassionate

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