as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
the public's soulless response to the news about the latest famine overseas
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Recent Examples of soulless
San Francisco ruined by aliens with a preference for people who are scarily soulless and dull.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Some are soulless, clinical spaces with little more than bright blueish lighting and endless corridors.
—Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 25 Apr. 2025
In a previously soulless stadium that has seen some tough times, there is now a feeling the momentum is with the club.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
But trying to tell the wide-eyed students that trees are soulless breaks Janine’s determination to remain pragmatic.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Some are soulless, clinical spaces with little more than bright blueish lighting and endless corridors.
—Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 25 Apr. 2025
In a previously soulless stadium that has seen some tough times, there is now a feeling the momentum is with the club.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
But trying to tell the wide-eyed students that trees are soulless breaks Janine’s determination to remain pragmatic.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for soulless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soulless
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Related Stories Said to be the first book in a series, Little Hands watches as a young British woman with a mysterious past inadvertently joins a ruthless gang of female thieves who rob the ultra-wealthy along the French Riviera.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 June 2025
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This is because the film, which Anderson both wrote (alongside Roman Coppola) and directed, centers on wealthy business tycoon Zsa-Zsa Korda (Benicio del Toro), who, thanks to his often ruthless deal-making, has become a frequent target of assassination attempts.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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The film is cold-bloodedly whimsical, asking the audience to root for a merciless man who endeavors, ever so incrementally, to understand some deeper human truths.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2025
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Unless stopped, Trump and the Republicans who follow him may go down as the most merciless and morally bankrupt leaders this country has ever produced.—
Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
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“Soulless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soulless. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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