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
Heartless and desensitized are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heartless" instead an adjective "Desensitized".
Nearby Words: desensitised, desensitizing
Heartless
Heartless adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Usage example: a heartless boss who would fire people for missing work, even if they were sick as a dog
Desensitized and heartless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desensitized" instead an adjective "Heartless".
Nearby Words: heart, heartlessly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- listless and desensitized
- listless and heartless
- merciless and desensitized
- merciless and heartless
- unfeeling and desensitized
- unfeeling and heartless
- inhuman and desensitized
- inhuman and heartless
- cold and desensitized
- cold and heartless
- callous and desensitized
- callous and heartless
- cold-blooded and desensitized
- cold-blooded and heartless
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Heartless and Desensitized. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desensitized/heartless
Desensitized & Heartless. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/desensitized/heartless>.
Heartless or Desensitized. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/desensitized/heartless.
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