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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