merciless

Meaning

Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.

Synonyms

cruel
B2
pitiless
42k
ruthless
C1
heartless
C1
brutal
C1
hard-hearted
unmerciful
savage
C1
unfeeling
35k
fierce
C1
unkind
C2
harsh
B2
uncompassionate
relentless
C2
atrocious
21k
grim
C1
unrelenting
33k
vicious
C1
wicked
B2
implacable
44k
inhuman
C2
cold-hearted
28k
barbarous
37k
inexorable
49k
incisive
barbarian
C2
hard
A1
callous
21k
bloodthirsty
C2

cruel and heartless

unsparing
cold-blooded
C2
evil-minded
unsympathetic
41k
remorseless
gangsterlike
black-hearted
evil
A2
ferocious
C2
hard-line
inclement
intransigent
iron
B1
malicious
C2
obdurate
oppressive
24k
sadistic
C2
selfish
B2
stony-hearted
stouthearted
Translations

impitoyable
despiadado
gnadenlos
erbarmungslos
unbarmherzig
crudele
spietato
amansız

onbarmhartig

merhametsiz

cruel
grausam
acımasız
cruel
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɜːsɪləs/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
merciles
In summary

From Middle English merciles, mercyles, equivalent to mercy + -less.

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