ruthless
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Sense: Adjective: feeling no pity
Synonyms:
pitiless, merciless, unpitying, remorseless, unmerciful, coldblooded, cold-blooded, heartless, ferocious, malevolent, unforgiving, cruel Collocations, fierce Collocations, inhuman, obdurate, vindictive, vengeful, revengeful, implacable, hardhearted, hard-hearted, stonehearted, stone-hearted, hard Collocations, cold Collocations, unfeeling, unsympathetic, vicious Collocations, sadistic, mean Collocations, callous Collocations
Antonyms:
civilized, merciful, kind Collocations, compassionate Collocations, understanding Collocations, calm Collocations, humane, friendly Collocations, polite Collocations, tender Collocations, peaceful Collocations, giving, thoughtful Collocations, helpful Collocations, forgiving, accommodating, flexible Collocations
Sense: Adjective: showing no pity
Synonyms:
heartless, pitiless, merciless, savage Collocations, brutal, cruel Collocations, tyrannical, relentless Collocations, barbarous, inhuman, callous Collocations, grim Collocations, atrocious, flagrant, terrible Collocations, abominable, outrageous Collocations, inexorable, unrelenting, fiendish, oppressive, venomous, dog-eat-dog, inhumane, beastly
Antonyms:
helpful Collocations, forgiving, accommodating, flexible Collocations, mild Collocations, moderate Collocations, tame Collocations, favorable, merciful, compassionate Collocations, humane