Synonyms for mercilessness
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Noun
1. Ruthlessness
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The property of being merciless.
Forms
- Plural
- mercilessnesses → ruthlessnesses, cruelties, inhumanities, pitilessnesses…
Example sentences
- cruelty The prisoners were treated with monstrous cruelty.
- inhumanity God's inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn.
- ruthlessness The ruthlessness of the mission provoked a scandal in Paris.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mercilessness | rising | |
| cruelty | rising | |
| inhumanity | steady | |
| ruthlessness | steady | |
| pitilessness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- cruelty2, unmercy
- 8 letters
- nonmercy
- 10 letters
- inhumanity5
- 12 letters
- ruthlessness3, pitilessness
- 14 letters
- unmercifulness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cruelty2 = 2 syllables).