# callously

**Pronunciation:** /ˈkæləsli/ · CAL-lus-lee

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

In a way that shows no concern for other people's feelings or suffering.

## Examples

- She callously dismissed his concerns about the project.
- The company callously laid off hundreds of workers during the holiday season.
- He callously broke her heart without a second thought.

## Synonyms

- heartlessly — Lacking pity or compassion.
- cruelly — Causing pain or suffering deliberately.
- unfeelingly — Without showing emotion or sympathy.
- insensitively — Lacking awareness or consideration for others' feelings.

## Antonyms

- kindly — In a friendly, generous, or considerate way.
- compassionately — Showing sympathy and concern for others.
- thoughtfully — With careful consideration for others' feelings.

## Common patterns

- callously ignore — To deliberately pay no attention to something or someone, showing no concern. — The politician callously ignored the suffering of the poor.
- callously disregard — To fail to take notice of or respect something, in an uncaring way. — She callously disregarded the advice of her friends.
- callously dismiss — To reject something or someone rudely and without consideration. — He callously dismissed her feelings as unimportant.

## Collocations

- callously ignore — The government callously ignored the warnings of the impending disaster.
- callously disregard — He callously disregarded the rules and endangered everyone.
- callously treat — The supervisor callously treated his employees like machines.

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