Synonyms for callous
ˈkæl əscal·lous

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1. callousadjective

   Synonyms:
   heartless, astorgous

2. callousadjective

   Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.

   She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.

   Synonyms:
   heartless, astorgous

3. callousadjective

   Having calluses.

   Synonyms:
   heartless, astorgous

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1. callous, indurate, pachydermatousadjective

   emotionally hardened

   "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion"

   Synonyms:
   calloused, pachydermous, pachydermic, pachydermatous, pachydermal, thickened, indurate

   Antonyms:
   sensitive, tender, untoughened

2. calloused, callous, thickenedverb

   having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear

   "calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands"

   Synonyms:
   calloused, indurate, pachydermatous, thickened

   Antonyms:
   tender, untoughened, sensitive

3. callous, cauterize, cauteriseverb

   make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

   Synonyms:
   cauterise, burn, cauterize

   Antonyms:
   sensitive, tender, untoughened

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1. callousadjective

   Synonyms:
   indurated, hardened, hard

2. callousadjective

   Synonyms:
   insensible, unfeeling, apathetic, obtuse, unsusceptible, unimpressible, sluggish, dull, torpid, indifferent, dead

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1. callousadjective

   Synonyms:
   unfeeling, insensible, hardened, unimpressible

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1. List of paraphrases for "callous":

   cruel, heartless, insensitive, ruthless, merciless, zealous, officious, unforgiving, brutal, cynical, pitiless

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How to use callous in a sentence?

1. Timothy Piazza:

   This is torture, this was callous and cold and inhumane.

2. Jeffrey Smith:

   The headlines announcing Obiang's re-election were likely written long ago, it was inevitable that the ruling party would maintain power, unfortunately to the detriment of the people who have long suffered under callous dictatorship and devastating poverty.

3. Don Rosenberg:

   How can anyone who in law enforcement let people like this out of custody who we know will likely hurt someone badly, if not kill them, even if they are threatened with a lawsuit? it’s pure callous indifference. I don’t know how they live with themselves.

4. Dave Fairclough:

   He has rightly been handed a custodial sentence, the message to the callous criminals engaged in immigration related criminality is clear - you will be caught and the consequences will be severe.

5. Tevin Hunter:

   It's worse because people are buying in bulk, and some people are callous enough to resell what they're buying.