ruthless

Meaning

Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.

Synonyms

cruel

merciless

pitiless

heartless

relentless

brutal

callous

vicious

hard-hearted

unrelenting

harsh

unfeeling

inhuman

fierce

remorseless

savage

unmerciful

severe

uncompassionate

cold-blooded

hard

inexorable

unpitying

ferocious

implacable

cruelty

unscrupulous

wicked

unprincipled

unconscionable

rough-and-tumble

senseless

tigerish

uncharitable

uncompromising

unconscious

unforgiving

unkind

unsparing

unsympathetic

unyielding

violent

dispiteous

atrocious

gangsterlike

bad

👎

barefaced

below the belt

bloodless

cold

🥶

cold-hearted

coldheartedness

cutthroat

cut-throat

determined

evil-minded

fell

fiery

hard-faced

hard-line

hardness

heartlessness

incorrigible

inhumane

intransigent

irresponsible

jugular

lawless

malevolent

malicious

mercilessly

obdurate

phlegmatic

revengeful

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹuːθləs/

Etymology

From Middle English reuþeles; equivalent to ruth + -less.