as in ruthless
not feeling or showing concern for someone or something
She has an uncaring attitude toward her schoolwork. He is a cold and uncaring man.
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Recent Examples of uncaring
The celebrity paradox strikes — we’ve been conditioned to care, but his lack of affect comes off as cold and uncaring.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 28 May 2025
Having bounced around uncaring foster homes as a child, Mike maintains minimal contact with his adoptive parents and is skeptical about how much help the authorities can provide with his rehabilitation.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
In recent years, Update has emerged as the most reliable segment in an often-uneven show, as Che and Jost honed their oddball chemistry as an uncaring provocateur paired with a snarky guy willing to parody his own privilege.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 18 May 2025
Both were crashing bores because of the literally nauseating behavior of fans and the uncaring attitude of the proprietors.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 28 May 2025
Having bounced around uncaring foster homes as a child, Mike maintains minimal contact with his adoptive parents and is skeptical about how much help the authorities can provide with his rehabilitation.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
In recent years, Update has emerged as the most reliable segment in an often-uneven show, as Che and Jost honed their oddball chemistry as an uncaring provocateur paired with a snarky guy willing to parody his own privilege.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 18 May 2025
Both were crashing bores because of the literally nauseating behavior of fans and the uncaring attitude of the proprietors.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncaring
Adjective
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Son Hee is one half of a ruthless twin assassin duo, working alongside his brother Bacho.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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Her 6-0, 6-0 rout at the hands of a ruthless Iga Świątek was a reminder that no sport is more psychologically brutal than tennis.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Frank Trapper / Contributor/Corbis Entertainment Lydia is a high-ranking and merciless executive at Madrigal Electromotive who helps supply Walt's meth operation.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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While Charlie Brown played things safe, Snoopy lived an exuberant life in his imagination, casting himself as a frustrated novelist, gleeful dancer, merciless attorney and even a prolific flying ace in a World War I Sopwith Camel.—
Chris Carra,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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And most of those business people tend to have rather stony, cold, dead eyes.—
Andrew Tobias,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
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The reef is home to 45 species of stony corals, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and 6,000 species of marine line total.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Pedal-assist Citi Bike riders are often as thoughtless in their thwarting common-sense safety rules.—
Steve Cohen,
New York Daily News,
13 July 2025
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In fact, read any news report of a flight diversion, and chances are there's a thoughtless passenger behind it – someone who didn't want to share the overhead bin space, insisted on jamming their seat all the way back, or didn't want to wait to use the bathroom.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Uncaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncaring. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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