Antonyms for pitiless


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pit-i-lis, pit-ee-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪt ɪ lɪs, ˈpɪt i-


Definition of pitiless

Origin :
  • early 15c., from pity + -less. Related: Pitilessly; pitilessness.
  • adj without mercy or care
Example sentences :
  • Her struggles met only the unbending, pitiless resistance of steel.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I knew there must be help; some hand outstretched in a pitiless world.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • In fine, our fathers bore the brunt of more raging and pitiless elements than we.
  • Extract from : « Old News » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • She wriggled her chin in his palm, trying to free herself from his pitiless staring.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • If there be a pitiless community in this world, it is a small New England village.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
  • "You told Him that all girls were the same sort of girls," said the pitiless voice.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • It certainly sounds like a child crying out in the pitiless storm.
  • Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
  • He flung out his hands at Cousin Egbert in a gesture of pitiless scorn.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The war has brought the mystery of death to our hearts with pitiless insistence.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • All these women who misconduct themselves are pitiless and severe.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete » by Madame La Marquise De Montespan

Synonyms for pitiless

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