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
Still, the soulless setting does underline the show’s two key principles: realism and routine.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
That puts it a long way from such soulless efforts as Dumbo, Pinocchio or either of the recent Alice in Wonderland movies.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
There will still be Beltway-bandit consulting firms soaking up some of the work previously done by government workers and national security contractors lining the soulless highway approach to Dulles airport.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2025
Crudup is a wonderful actor, and Manders is also a tough part — one of Ibsen’s spineless and yet somehow not soulless creatures.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
That puts it a long way from such soulless efforts as Dumbo, Pinocchio or either of the recent Alice in Wonderland movies.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
There will still be Beltway-bandit consulting firms soaking up some of the work previously done by government workers and national security contractors lining the soulless highway approach to Dulles airport.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2025
Crudup is a wonderful actor, and Manders is also a tough part — one of Ibsen’s spineless and yet somehow not soulless creatures.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for soulless
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“Soulless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soulless. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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