Heartless
Heartless adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Tyrannical and heartless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tyrannical" instead an adjective "Heartless".
Nearby Words: heart, heartlessly
Tyrannical
Tyrannical adjective - Exercising power or authority without interference by others.
Heartless and tyrannical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heartless" instead an adjective "Tyrannical".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unyielding and heartless
- unyielding and tyrannical
- relentless and heartless
- relentless and tyrannical
- harsh and heartless
- harsh and tyrannical
- brutal and heartless
- brutal and tyrannical
- savage and heartless
- savage and tyrannical
- hard and heartless
- hard and tyrannical
- severe and heartless
- severe and tyrannical
Both words in one sentence
- Cinders is a retelling of "Cinderella" in a cynical setting with a heroine who's outgrown fairytales a long time ago and can become even more heartless and tyrannical than her Wicked Stepmother, to the point of poisoning her to take over her estate, if she chooses to do so.
Source: Decon-Recon Switch -
He has no fear of gods, and no sense of honor; he's cold, heartless, tyrannical, and severe.
Source: The Napoleon -
My Species Doth Protest Too Much: One of the Frieza Race NPCs in Tokitoki City mentions how Frieza and King Cold were evil, tyrannical mutants, but that not all members of their race are as cruel and heartless as them.
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