Ruthless synonyms
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Part of speech:
Without civilization; primitive; barbarous
Characterized by repeated failure, especially in a sport or competitive activity:
Wishing evil or harm to others; having or showing ill will; malicious
Beyond what is proper or usual; excessive
Lacking feeling or emotion:
Desiring vengeance; vindictive:
Reluctant or refusing to forgive:
Plain and direct, although distressing in effect
Unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting:
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Marked by the use or occurrence of barbarisms in spoken or written language.
Hard and unyielding; relentless; stern; resolute
honest (related)
Characterized by truth; not false:
Without pity; unfeeling
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Without pity; said of persons
Untamed; feral.
stony-hearted
Without pity; said of persons
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The definition of heartless is showing a lack of empathy or compassion.
Not easily moved to pity or sympathy; hardhearted
Said or done in revenge; characterized by vengeance
Full of or given to revenge.
Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.
The definition of implacable is someone or something who cannot be calmed or made less angry.
Using or based on data that are readily quantified or verified:
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(Comparable) Despotic, oppressive or authoritarian.
Not of ordinary human nature, form, or character:
Emotionally hardened; unfeeling:
Appalling or dismaying
The definition of terrible is someone or something extreme, very bad or something that causes fear.
Having no regard for morality.
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Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting
Of or like a fiend; devilish; inhumanly wicked or cruel
Hard to put up with; causing great discomfort or fatigue
Causing extreme irritation or chagrin; vexing:
Alternative form of dog eat dog.
merciful (antonym)
Full of mercy; having, feeling, or showing mercy; compassionate; lenient, clement, etc.
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forgiving (antonym)
Providing a margin for error or shortcomings.
compassionate (antonym)
Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstances:
helpful (antonym)
Providing assistance; useful.
civilized. See syn. study at cruel.cruel (antonym)
Showing little evidence of pity; said of actions, policies, etc.
The definition of barbaric is something that is primitive or uncivilized.
Cruel; murderous.
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Dire; sinister:
Alternative form of hardhearted.
(Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:
procrustean
Designed or acting to secure conformity at any cost; drastic or ruthless
Difficult to endure; severe; harsh:
Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
nice (antonym)
1822, T. Creevey, Reminiscences, 28 Jul:
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gentle (antonym)
Suited to one of good breeding; refined and polite:
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.
considerate (antonym)
Characterised by careful and conscious thought; deliberate
Not fair or just; outrageous
Characterized by lack of moral principles; unscrupulous
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Severe, powerful, or intense; fierce:
Malicious; spiteful:
Not merciful or forgiving; severe
(Slang) Extraordinary; remarkable
Unfeeling; pitiless; cruel
devious (related)
ruthlessly (related)
rapacious (related)
cunning (related)
murderous (related)
scheming (related)
cowardly (related)
Find another word for ruthless. In this page you can discover 83 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for ruthless, like: merciless, remorseless, savage, cold, malevolent, bloodthirsty, unpitying, unmerciful, cold-blooded, vengeful and unforgiving.