Synonyms of cold-eyed
34 similar words
Another word for cold-eyed is severe. Other synonyms of cold-eyed are grim, harsh, cruel, marble-hearted and heartless.
Synonyms and similar words for cold-eyed
adjectiveThat looks coldly or dispassionately; having a fierce or aloof mein.
- frostyHaving an aloof or inhospitable manner.
- hardheartedLacking in compassion; cold and pitiless.
- brutalHarsh; unrelenting.
- callousEmotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
- coldWithout compassion; heartless; ruthless.
- insensate formalUnfeeling, heartless, cruel, insensitive.
- hardhanded
- cruelHarsh; severe.
- dour
- thick-skinned
- flint-heartedSynonym of hardhearted.
- forbiddingAppearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.
- grimDismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- hardSevere, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- hard-boiledOf a person, especially a detective, callous and unsentimental.
- hardenedUnfeeling; pitiless; callous.
- heartlessWithout feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel.
- harshSevere or cruel.
- humorlessLacking humor or levity; serious; not funny, amusing, amused, or lighthearted.
- icyCharacterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
- iron-heartedSynonym of hardhearted.
- insensitiveNot expressing normal emotional feelings; cold; tactless; undiplomatic.
- marble-heartedEmotionally cold, cruel, and unfeeling.
- rigorous
- rockheartedSynonym of hardhearted.
- severeStrict or harsh.
- stern
- stoneheartedSynonym of hardhearted.
- stonyOf a person, lacking warmth and emotion.
- stonyheartedCruel, compassionless, discompassionate, as if having a heart made of stone.
- strictSevere in discipline.
- toughStrict, not lenient.
- unsympatheticNot sympathetic; ill-disposed.
- unmovedNot sympathetic; uncaring.
Meaning of cold-eyed
- adjective That looks coldly or dispassionately; having a fierce or aloof mein.
Questions about synonyms of cold-eyed
- What is another word for cold-eyed?
- Cold-eyed has 34 synonyms on Word.ws, such as severe, grim, harsh, cruel, marble-hearted, heartless, brutal and forbidding.
- What does cold-eyed mean?
- Cold-eyed means that looks coldly or dispassionately; having a fierce or aloof mein.
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