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Synonyms for ruthlessness
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : rooth-lis |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈruθ lɪs |
Top 10 synonyms for ruthlessness Other synonyms for the word ruthlessness
- abomination
- acerbity
- animality
- antipathy
- avenging
- avengment
- aversion
- bestiality
- bile
- bloodthirstiness
- boorishness
- brutishness
- callousness
- choke hold
- coarseness
- cold-bloodedness
- coldness
- counterblow
- counterinsurgency
- counterplay
- crime
- crudeness
- cruelty
- depravity
- despotism
- dudgeon
- enmity
- enormity
- evil
- eye for an eye
- ferocity
- fiendishness
- fierceness
- fight
- getting even
- grossness
- grudge
- hard-heartedness
- hardness of heart
- harshness
- hate
- hatred
- heartlessness
- horror
- hostility
- ill feeling
- ill will
- implacability
- implacableness
- infamy
- inhumanity
- iniquity
- insensibility
- insensitiveness
- malevolence
- malice
- maliciousness
- malignity
- masochism
- measure for measure
- mercilessness
- monstrosity
- mordacity
- murderousness
- offense
- outrage
- persecution
- pique
- rancor
- rancorousness
- repayment
- reprisal
- requital
- resentfulness
- resentment
- retaliation
- retribution
- return
- revenge
- revengefulness
- ruthlessness
- sadism
- satisfaction
- savageness
- savagery
- severity
- sortie
- spite
- spitefulness
- spleen
- third degree
- tit for tat
- torture
- truculence
- truculency
- umbrage
- uncharitableness
- unfeelingness
- unfriendliness
- unkindness
- variance
- vengeance
- vengefulness
- venom
- viciousness
- vindictiveness
- violence
- virulence
- vulgarity
- wickedness
- wrong
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for ruthlessness
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