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Antonyms for ruthlessness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : rooth-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈruθ lɪs



Definition of ruthlessness

Origin :
  • early 14c., from reuthe "pity, compassion" (see ruth) + -less. Ruthful (early 13c.) has fallen from use since late 17c. except as a deliberate archaism. Related: Ruthlessly; ruthlessness.
  • As in inhumanity : noun lack of compassion
  • As in atrocity : noun cruelness, offensiveness; widely condemned action
  • As in rancor : noun bitterness, hatefulness
  • As in revenge : noun retaliation for wrong, grievance
  • As in barbarity : noun crudity, savagery
  • As in brutality : noun cruel treatment
  • As in savagery : noun cruelty
  • As in spitefulness : noun vindictiveness
  • As in truculence : noun cruelty
  • As in truculency : noun cruelty
  • As in vengefulness : noun vindictiveness
  • As in cruelty : noun brutality, harshness
Example sentences :
  • Jeter saw cruelty in his eyes too; ruthlessness, and determination.
  • Extract from : « Lords of the Stratosphere » by Arthur J. Burks
  • And then the cruelty of housekeepers, and the ruthlessness of housemaids!
  • Extract from : « Hortus Vitae » by Violet Paget, AKA Vernon Lee
  • She was still afraid of life, of its ruthlessness, its danger and mystery.
  • Extract from : « The Reef » by Edith Wharton
  • But a woman's ruthlessness was outwitted by a woman's cunning.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible » by F. W. Farrar
  • There was, indeed, in Geoffreys ruthlessness an element of cruel glee.
  • Extract from : « Paths of Judgement » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
  • Yet the first act of Henry's reign was ominous of future cruelty and ruthlessness.
  • Extract from : « A History of England » by Charles Oman
  • It was this ruthlessness, perhaps, that made him such an efficient secretary.
  • Extract from : « The Bright Messenger » by Algernon Blackwood
  • But there was also about them an expression of intolerance, of ruthlessness, of selfishness.
  • Extract from : « The Metal Moon » by Everett C. Smith
  • It had been devastated with all the ruthlessness of an Asiatic conqueror.
  • Extract from : « The Pacification of Burma » by Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
  • The officers and men under his command accused him of ruthlessness.
  • Extract from : « Now It Can Be Told » by Philip Gibbs

Synonyms for ruthlessness

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