Synonyms for remorseless
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Pitiless — without remorse, mercy or pity
pitiless, ruthless, merciless, unmerciful, savage, cruel, relentless, implacable, brutal, unrelenting, inexorable, inhuman, truculent, unpitying, fell, uncompassionate, unfeeling, sadistic, unyielding, diabolical, diabolic, spiteful
Definitions
- adj. 1
Without remorse, mercy or pity.
Related words
- Word family
- remorselessly
Example sentences
- ruthless The gang is lead by a ruthless criminal called Tom.
- merciless The Vandals were known for their merciless brutality.
- pitiless The revenge will be pitiless.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| remorseless | rising | |
| ruthless | rising | |
| merciless | rising | |
| pitiless | rising | |
| unmerciful | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fell1
- 5 letters
- cruel2
- 6 letters
- brutal2, savage2
- 7 letters
- inhuman3
- 8 letters
- ruthless2, sadistic3, spiteful2, pitiless3, diabolic
- 9 letters
- merciless3, unfeeling3, truculent3, unpitying
- 10 letters
- relentless3, diabolical5, unyielding3, implacable4, inexorable5, unmerciful4
- 11 letters
- unrelenting4
- 15 letters
- uncompassionate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cruel2 = 2 syllables).