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
Sledgehammer and desensitized are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sledgehammer" instead an adjective "Desensitized".
Nearby Words: desensitised, desensitizing
Sledgehammer
Sledgehammer noun - A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.
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Desensitized and sledgehammer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desensitized" instead an adjective "Sledgehammer".
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Related pairs
- unsparing and desensitized
- unsparing and sledgehammer
- hard and desensitized
- hard and sledgehammer
- merciless and desensitized
- merciless and sledgehammer
- unfeeling and desensitized
- unfeeling and sledgehammer
- inhuman and desensitized
- inhuman and sledgehammer
- unmerciful and desensitized
- unmerciful and sledgehammer
- cold-blooded and desensitized
- cold-blooded and sledgehammer
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