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Merciless

adjective
/ˈmɜː.sɪ.ləs/

Meaning

showing no mercy or pity; cruel and heartless
showing no mercy or compassion; cruel and ruthless.

Example Sentences

The merciless dictator showed no compassion.

The dictator was merciless in crushing the rebellion.

Synonyms

cruel, ruthless, heartless, pitiless, brutal, inhumane
Entry 1
cruel, ruthless, heartless
Entry 2
cruel, ruthless, pitiless, brutal, inhumane

Antonyms

merciful, kind, compassionate
Entry 1
merciful, kind, compassionate
Entry 2
merciful, kind, compassionate

Collocations

merciless attack, merciless criticism, merciless punishment, merciless rule, mercilessly beaten
Entry 1
merciless attack, merciless criticism, merciless punishment
Entry 2
merciless attack, merciless rule, merciless punishment, mercilessly beaten

Related Vocabularies

willing to comply with orders or instructions; submissive
easily perceived or understood; clear and apparent to the mind
operating without wires; using radio waves for communication
able to be passed or spread from one person or thing to another
Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
relating to speech sounds or their production; connected to phonics

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