: having no soul or no greatness or warmth of mind or feeling
soullessly
adverb
soullessness
noun
Synonyms
- affectless
- callous
- case-hardened
- cold-blooded
- compassionless
- desensitized
- hard
- hard-boiled
- hard-hearted
- heartless
- indurate
- inhuman
- inhumane
- insensate
- insensitive
- ironhearted
- merciless
- obdurate
- pachydermatous
- pitiless
- remorseless
- ruthless
- slash-and-burn
- stony
- stoney
- stonyhearted
- take-no-prisoners
- thick-skinned
- uncharitable
- unfeeling
- unmerciful
- unsparing
- unsympathetic
Examples of soulless in a Sentence
a government run by soulless bureaucrats
These companies are heartless, soulless, money-making machines.
The houses in the new development are completely soulless.
Recent Examples on the Web
Bloomberg - Young people are disheartened with the job hunt, facing unrealistic expectations for entry-level roles and soulless AI application filtering.
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Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
Many of the outfits worn throughout Mea Culpa were lacking in energy and consisted of muted, soulless tones like tans and boring dark blues.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 19 Mar. 2024
Perfect for newbies, ultimately soulless for those of us who know better.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
But the commercials this year felt particularly soulless, with stars tactlessly throwing their support behind different brands—some niche, some legacy—like undecided voters at a glitching Iowa caucus.
—Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2024
This halftime show wasn’t going to be a soulless tasting menu for the masses.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2024
But their holiday cheer is threatened when her aunt and uncle’s quaint inn is in danger of being bought out by a soulless chain.
—EW.com, 24 Nov. 2023
Before the soulless cretins are shown in court as our latest national symbols of hatred and bigotry.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
An ensemble of notables are paraded around in this soulless period piece about a 1950s junior stargazing contest with metatextual asides.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 5 Dec. 2023
Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
Many of the outfits worn throughout Mea Culpa were lacking in energy and consisted of muted, soulless tones like tans and boring dark blues.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 19 Mar. 2024
Perfect for newbies, ultimately soulless for those of us who know better.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
But the commercials this year felt particularly soulless, with stars tactlessly throwing their support behind different brands—some niche, some legacy—like undecided voters at a glitching Iowa caucus.
—Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2024
This halftime show wasn’t going to be a soulless tasting menu for the masses.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2024
But their holiday cheer is threatened when her aunt and uncle’s quaint inn is in danger of being bought out by a soulless chain.
—EW.com, 24 Nov. 2023
Before the soulless cretins are shown in court as our latest national symbols of hatred and bigotry.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
An ensemble of notables are paraded around in this soulless period piece about a 1950s junior stargazing contest with metatextual asides.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 5 Dec. 2023
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“Soulless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soulless. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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soulless
adverb
soul·less
ˈsōl-ləs 
: having no soul or no greatness or nobleness of mind or feeling
soullessly
adverb
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