Synonyms for callous
37 synonyms for “callous”, grouped by meaning. Dark green words mean nearly the same thing; light green ones are close in some uses.
Callous as in “tough”
adjective: having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
- heartless
- tough
- cruel
- hardened
- cold
- brutal
- hard-boiled
- unmoved
- grim
- harsh
- hardhearted
- unsympathetic
- insensate
- calloused
- icy
- frosty
- forbidding
- stern
- thick-skinned
- severe
- strict
- hard
- dour
- brazen
- rigorous
Callous as in “insensitive”
adjective: emotionally hardened
- insensitive
- unfeeling
- shameless
- indifferent
- insolent
- barbaric
- unnatural
- impervious
- uncaring
- unemotional
- indurate
- pachydermatous
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