Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb callous
1 sense of callous
Sense 1
callous, cauterize, cauterise -- (make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals)
=> inure, harden, indurate -- (cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold")
Antonyms of adj calloused
1 sense of calloused
Sense 1
calloused, callous, thickened -- (having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear; "calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands")
INDIRECT (VIA tough) -> tender, untoughened -- (physically untoughened; "tender feet")
Similarity of adj calloused
1 sense of calloused
Sense 1
calloused, callous, thickened -- (having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear; "calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands")
=> tough (vs. tender), toughened -- (physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet")