soulless

adjective

soul·​less ˈsōl-ləs How to pronounce soulless (audio)
Synonyms of soullessnext
: having no soul or no greatness or warmth of mind or feeling
soullessly adverb
soullessness noun

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a government run by soulless bureaucrats These companies are heartless, soulless, money-making machines. The houses in the new development are completely soulless.
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For example, the human faces on at least a few unit cards can look more like soulless robots. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 Dueling with ubiquitous cameras — possibly hooked up to soulless AI bots one day — doesn’t sound like nearly as much fun. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 These soulless wires, coated in a pinkish plastic, are woven, by hand, into something organic and animal-like — resembling an octopus, or maybe a coral reef. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2026 To me her Cowboy Carter album feels like a soulless, overproduced simulation. — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for soulless

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First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of soulless was before the 12th century

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soulless

adverb
soul·​less ˈsōl-ləs How to pronounce soulless (audio)
: having no soul or no greatness or nobleness of mind or feeling
soullessly adverb
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