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Not feeling, showing or expressing sympathy or emotion

Showing a lack of interest or care

Having a cruel or spiteful character or nature

Cold or aloof in nature or manner

Hostile or aggressive in nature

Having a strict and uncompromising approach or manner

Denotes a strong aversion or opposition to something

Not showing approval or favor towards an idea or action

Rude and unpleasant in manner

Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments

Having a rebellious or aggressive streak or nature

Having a disinclination

Not able to be related to on a personal level

Poorly considered or thought out

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Adjective

Not feeling, showing or expressing sympathy or emotion

desensitised^UK

desensitized^US

uncompassionate

uncommiserating

take-no-prisoners

lacking compassion

with a heart of stone

without sentiment

as hard as nails

unresponsive to

self-centred^UK

self-centered^US

lacking sentiment

toughened by experience

unimpressionable

as tough as old boots

unconcerned with

dispassionate about

disregardful of

unappreciative of

in the dark about

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“He said it was natural for the public to feel unsympathetic towards prisoners at a time when crime was rampant and prisons overflowing.”

Adjective

Showing a lack of interest or care

not giving a monkey's

self-controlled

cool, calm and collected

uncommunicative

anesthetized^US

couldn't care less

anaesthetised^UK

dispassionate about

indifferent about

apathetic about

incurious about

uninterested in

uninvolved with

undemonstrative

uncompassionate

unimpressionable

along for the ride

going with the flow

rolling with the punches

depersonalized^US

depersonalised^UK

strictly business

could care less

don't give a damn

nondiscriminatory

desensitized^US

nonparticipating

with a heart of stone

desensitised^UK

as hard as nails

take-no-prisoners

lacking compassion

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“Her in-laws were very unsympathetic to her needs and Vicky had no idea what to do.”

Adjective

Having a cruel or spiteful character or nature

desensitized^US

uncompassionate

desensitised^UK

take-no-prisoners

confrontational

with a heart of stone

ill-humoured^UK

lacking compassion

rubbing the wrong way

having a killer instinct

killer instinct

not have the time for

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

on a short fuse

individualistic

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“Conceivably, he saw Becket as a fellow sufferer at the hands of a heavy-handed and often unsympathetic tyrant king.”

Adjective

Cold or aloof in nature or manner

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

uncompanionable

putting on airs

keeping people at arm's length

self-restrained

emotionally distant

non-communicative

self-sufficient

unconversational

mum^UK

at a loss for words

mom^US

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“Behrman seemed to be a hard, unsympathetic old man. This became apparent when he learned of the plight of a young girl who lived on the floor above him.”

Adjective

Hostile or aggressive in nature

dead set against

confrontational

at variance with

dissenting from

in disagreement with

unfavourable^UK

acting in opposition

not in the mood

unenthusiastic about

not in favour of

ill-disposed to

antipathetic to

antagonistic to

unfavourably disposed to

having no use for

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“There are some strategies for ensuring that you receive positive feedback even if you are working alone or in an unsympathetic environment.”

Adjective

Having a strict and uncompromising approach or manner

dyed-in-the-wool

not giving an inch

self-opinionated

tough nut to crack

sticking to one's guns

hold your ground

standing one's ground

throwing weight around

high and mighty

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“Ironically, as a woman, Bernarda is the most strict and unsympathetic when passing judgment upon other women, including her own daughters.”

Adjective

Denotes a strong aversion or opposition to something

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

uncomplimentary

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

neutralizing^US

neutralising^UK

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“She is highly unsympathetic to his pleading explanations. She rolls up the car windows, locks the doors, and orders him to return to the Arizonas.”

Adjective

Not showing approval or favor towards an idea or action

antagonistic towards

dead set against

unsupportive of

disapproving of

ill-disposed towards

“A new minister, John Hodges, was openly unsympathetic to these policies.”

Adjective

Rude and unpleasant in manner

speaking as one finds

calling a spade a spade

beyond the pale

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“She was unrepentant about her unsympathetic remarks.”

Adjective

Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments

unfavourable^UK

pass-remarkable

uncomplimentary

straightforward

straight from the shoulder

full of reproof

dishonouring^UK

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Adjective

Having a rebellious or aggressive streak or nature

unaccommodating

individualistic

passive-aggressive

not cooperative

ill-humoured^UK

difficult to handle

not giving an inch

making difficulties

set in one's ways

unreciprocating

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Adjective

Having a disinclination

not in the mood

not in favour of

diffident about

unenthusiastic about

circumspect about

unfavourable^UK

vacillate about

have scruples about

have qualms about

antipathetic to

ill-disposed to

antagonistic to

unfavourably disposed to

having no use for

have misgivings about

think twice about

have reservations about

not have the heart to

dead set against

dissenting from

at variance with

in disagreement with

confrontational

acting in opposition

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Adjective

Not able to be related to on a personal level

hard to connect with

difficult to empathize with

hard to feel sympathy for

hard to get along with

having different experiences

having no rapport with one

on a different wavelength

singing a different song

speaking a different language

Adjective

Poorly considered or thought out

ill-thought-out

spur-of-the-moment

badly thought out

not thought through

hell-for-leather

over-adventurous

over-venturesome

feather-brained

playing with fire

jumping to conclusions

disadvantageous

overventuresome

spur of the moment

asleep at the switch

self-destructive

careless of one's duty

not recommended

bull-in-a-china-shop

leaving self wide open

off the deep end

lacking foresight

asleep at the wheel

leading with one's chin

sticking one's neck out

asleep on the job

jumping the gun

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