Merciless synonyms

mûr'sĭ-lĭs

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pitiless
Without pity; unfeeling
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cruel (related)
The definition of cruel is someone or something that deliberately causes pain or suffering.
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relentless
Not relenting; harsh; pitiless
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ruthless (related)
Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
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unsparing
Unmerciful; severe:
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fierce (related)
Intense in activity or feeling; vigorous or ardent:
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grim
Fierce; cruel; savage
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hard-hearted
Alternative form of hardhearted.
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harsh
Disagreeable to one of the senses, as:
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heartless
Devoid of compassion or feeling; pitiless.
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implacable
Not placable; that cannot be appeased or pacified; relentless; inexorable
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inexorable
That cannot be moved or influenced by persuasion or entreaty; unrelenting
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inhumane
Cruel and savage, not humane
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mean
(Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:
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remorseless
Unyielding; relentless.
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savage
Without civilization; primitive; barbarous
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unmerciful
Beyond what is proper or usual; excessive
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unyielding
Incapable of being changed; unalterable:
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wanton
Lascivious or promiscuous. Used especially of women.
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merciful (antonym)
Full of mercy; compassionate:
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kind (antonym)
Mild, gentle, forgiving
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sparking (antonym)
mean, heartless
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nice (antonym)
1822, T. Creevey, Reminiscences, 28 Jul:
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giving (antonym)
Having the tendency to give; generous
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brutal (related)
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bloodthirsty (related)
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murderous (related)
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cold-blooded (related)
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callous (related)
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vicious (related)
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sympathetic (antonym)
Relating to or being vibrations, especially musical tones, produced in one body by energy from a nearby vibrating body and having the same frequency as the vibration of the nearby body.
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Merciless Sentence Examples

  • Cold and merciless, this creature was her mate for all time.

  • Henry had so high a sense of his own rights that he was merciless to disloyalty.

  • The Fijians combined with this greediness a savage and merciless natures.

  • The last Hanseatic diet met at Lubeck in 1630, shortly after Wallenstein's unsuccessful attack on Stralsund; and from that time merciless sovereign powers stopped free intercourse on all sides.

  • Having once obtained a foothold in the country, they established their power over the entire valley and ruled with merciless barbarity, until they were expelled by the British in 1824-1825.

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