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
Lady Luck and Mister Fate can be a mean couple, uncaring of you or me.
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Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Thompson starred in DaCosta’s debut feature Little Woods, a thoughtful, emotional thriller about two sisters just trying to survive in an expensive, uncaring world.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2025
For many years, Tariffs were allowed to be used against us by our uncaring and unwise Politicians.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
For many years, Tariffs were allowed to be used against us by our uncaring and unwise Politicians.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Thompson starred in DaCosta’s debut feature Little Woods, a thoughtful, emotional thriller about two sisters just trying to survive in an expensive, uncaring world.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2025
For many years, Tariffs were allowed to be used against us by our uncaring and unwise Politicians.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
For many years, Tariffs were allowed to be used against us by our uncaring and unwise Politicians.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncaring
Adjective
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Figure skating is ruthless that way.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss (Bening), Lucky must fight for her life — and a way out.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Murphy is not acting alone, however, as he’s been assigned to the journey out of a labor camp run by a merciless, tobacco-spitting boss (Russell Crowe) — and some in his merriless band turn out to be savvier, and more malicious, than others.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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But the Warriors, driven by the merciless ticking clock of Curry’s career, are desperate.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Across this stony landscape, light sometimes falls.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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Forgotten animal pens, decaying cages and stony backdrops now sit in various states of abandonment.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Karlsson was on the wrong side of the puck all evening, made careless decisions and generally played a thoughtless game.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Facing the prospect of a return to normalcy, and perhaps emboldened by Yaya’s thoughtless offer to hire Agnes as her assistant, Agnes picks up a rock and prepares to murder the model with it.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Uncaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncaring. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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