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Synonyms for ruthless
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : rooth-lis |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈruθ lɪs |
Top 10 synonyms for ruthless Other synonyms for the word ruthless
- adamant
- cold
- dog-eat-dog
- feral
- grim
- hard
- hard-hearted
- implacable
- inexorable
- ironfisted
- killer
- malevolent
- merciless
- mortal
- obdurate
- pitiless
- rancorous
- relentless
- remorseless
- revengeful
- sadistic
- savage
- severe
- stern
- stony
- surly
- unappeasable
- unfeeling
- unforgiving
- unmerciful
- unrelenting
- unsympathetic
- unyielding
- vicious
- vindictive
- without pity
Définition of ruthless
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.
- adj mean, heartless
- There was something so ruthless in the boy, so overbearing and heartless.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- He perceived that he had become the victim of a harsh and ruthless dealing.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- "Here, take it," the postman said in a tone of ruthless finality.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- Alice interfered; she perceived that the ruthless Mrs. Dowling meant to have her way.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- I was determined to pursue my ruthless course in his defense to the end.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Sewell's ruthless surgery is most evident in that last paragraph.
- Extract from : « The Bluff of the Hawk » by Anthony Gilmore
- My fleeting joy was being thrust back by hands most ruthless.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- This did really seem to me a ruthless and unjustifiable proceeding.
- Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
- Tuman imagined a city full of enemies, ruthless and powerful.
- Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl
- Edom o' Gordon—Adam of Auchindoun—did his ruthless work in 1571.
- Extract from : « The Balladists » by John Geddie
Antonyms for ruthless
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