Callous

Synonyms for "callous" (169 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Adjective(1 words)
calloused
Verb(2 words)
cauterisecauterize

Strong matches (51)

Adjective(1 words)
indurate

Related words (84)

Adjective(2 words)
pachydermatousthickened

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More general

3 entries

Synonyms

4 entries

Related terms

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derived

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manner of

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related to

9 entries

similar

3 entries

Translations

113 translations across 33 languages.

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Bulgarian

3 entries
  • безсърдечен adj (emotionally hardened)
  • безчувствен adj (emotionally hardened)
  • мазолест adj (having calluses)

Catalan

3 entries
  • callós adj (having calluses)
  • cruel adj (emotionally hardened)
  • insensible adj (emotionally hardened)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 無情的 /无情的 adj (emotionally hardened)
  • 鐵石心腸的 /铁石心肠的 adj (emotionally hardened)

Czech

1 entries
  • otrlý adj (emotionally hardened)

Danish

3 entries
  • følelseskold adj (emotionally hardened)
  • hjerteløs adj (emotionally hardened)
  • ubarmhjertig adj (emotionally hardened)

Dutch

4 entries
  • afgestompt adj (emotionally hardened)
  • bot adj (emotionally hardened)
  • eeltig adj (having calluses)
  • gevoelloos adj (emotionally hardened)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kylmä adj (emotionally hardened)
  • känsäinen adj (having calluses)
  • sydämetön adj (emotionally hardened)
  • tunteeton adj (emotionally hardened)

French

4 entries
  • calleux adj (having calluses)
  • endurci adj (emotionally hardened)
  • insensible adj (emotionally hardened)
  • sans-cœur adj (emotionally hardened)

Galician

4 entries
  • calosa adj (having calluses)
  • caloso adj (having calluses)
  • cínico adj (emotionally hardened)
  • desconsiderado adj (emotionally hardened)

German

4 entries
  • abgestumpft adj (emotionally hardened)
  • gefühllos adj (emotionally hardened)
  • herzlos adj (emotionally hardened)
  • schwielig adj (having calluses)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 adj (emotionally hardened)

Greek

2 entries
  • άκαρδος adj (emotionally hardened)
  • σκληρόκαρδος adj (emotionally hardened)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • bőrkeményedéses adj (having calluses)
  • keményszívű adj (emotionally hardened)
  • kérges adj (emotionally hardened)
  • kérges adj (having calluses)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • fólskulegur adj (emotionally hardened)
  • harðbrjósta adj (emotionally hardened)
  • harðgeðja adj (emotionally hardened)
  • harðlyndur adj (emotionally hardened)

Irish

2 entries
  • cranrach adj (having calluses)
  • fadharcánach adj (having calluses)

Italian

3 entries
  • calloso adj (having calluses)
  • cinico adj (emotionally hardened)
  • insensibile adj (emotionally hardened)

Latin

1 entries
  • callōsus adj (having calluses)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • bejausmis adj (emotionally hardened)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • бе́счувствен adj (emotionally hardened)
  • бесчувстви́телен adj (emotionally hardened)
  • немило́срден adj (emotionally hardened)

Marathi

1 entries
  • भावजड adj (emotionally hardened)

Māori

4 entries
  • ngākau-rahirahi adj (emotionally hardened)
  • raupā adj (having calluses)
  • tītonga adj (emotionally hardened)
  • ueke adj (emotionally hardened)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • avstumpet adj (emotionally hardened)
  • forherdet adj (emotionally hardened)
  • følelseskald adj (emotionally hardened)
  • følelsesløs adj (emotionally hardened)

Old English

1 entries
  • wearriht adj (having calluses)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • onemfintlich adj (emotionally hardened)

Polish

4 entries
  • bezduszny adj (emotionally hardened)
  • nieczuły adj (emotionally hardened)
  • zgrubiały adj (having calluses)
  • zrogowaciały adj (having calluses)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • insensível adj (emotionally hardened)

Romanian

4 entries
  • duritate adj (emotionally hardened)
  • fără inimă adj (emotionally hardened)
  • insensibil adj (emotionally hardened)
  • nesimțit adj (emotionally hardened)

Russian

4 entries
  • безду́шный adj (emotionally hardened)
  • бессерде́чный adj (emotionally hardened)
  • бесчу́вственный adj (emotionally hardened)
  • мозо́листый adj (having calluses)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • bezosjećajan adj (emotionally hardened)
  • kalozan adj (having calluses)
  • nemilosrdan adj (emotionally hardened)
  • tvrd adj (emotionally hardened)

Spanish

4 entries
  • calloso adj (having calluses)
  • cruel adj (emotionally hardened)
  • desconsiderado adj (emotionally hardened)
  • insensible adj (emotionally hardened)

Swedish

3 entries
  • hjärtlös adj (emotionally hardened)
  • känslokall adj (emotionally hardened)
  • känslolös adj (emotionally hardened)

Turkish

2 entries
  • katı adj (emotionally hardened)
  • nasırlı adj (having calluses)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • безду́шний adj (emotionally hardened)
  • безсерде́чний adj (emotionally hardened)
  • загрубі́лий adj (emotionally hardened)
  • зачерстві́лий adj (emotionally hardened)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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Tom is callous.

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You're callous.

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How can you be so callous?

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I think Tom is callous.

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