ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsCcallous
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callous
Meaning: showing no feeling for others' suffering
callous in a sentence
How callous is used in real sentences:
His callous remark hurt many in the room.
His callous remark hurt her feelings.
“The letters revealed a dispute at Millhaven Dye Works, where a callous owner kept sick employees at their stations despite their coughing.”
— from the passage The Slanted Signature
Synonyms for callous
Other words for callous — unfeeling, heartless and insensitive — carry the same meaning.
- unfeeling
- heartless
- insensitive
Antonyms of callous
Words that mean the opposite of callous:
- compassionate
- sympathetic
Where it comes from
From Latin callosus 'thick-skinned'
Memory hook
CALLOUS — skin too thick to feel.