ruthless

Meaning

  1. Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
  2. Uncompromising; unrelenting.

Opposite of
ruthful
Synonyms

cruel
B2
merciless
C2
pitiless
42k
heartless
C1
relentless
C2
brutal
C1
callous
21k
vicious
C1
hard-hearted
unrelenting
33k
harsh
B2
unfeeling
35k
inhuman
C2
fierce
C1
remorseless
savage
C1
unmerciful
severe
B2
uncompassionate
cold-blooded
C2
hard
A1
inexorable
49k
unpitying
ferocious
C2
implacable
44k
cruelty
C1
unscrupulous
25k
wicked
B2
unprincipled
unconscionable
39k
rough-and-tumble
senseless
C2
tigerish
uncharitable
uncompromising
34k
unconscious
B2
unforgiving
24k
unkind
C2
unsparing
unsympathetic
41k
unyielding
40k
violent
B2
dispiteous
atrocious
21k
gangsterlike
bad
A1
👎
barefaced
below the belt
bloodless
38k
cold
A2
🥶
Translations

impitoyable
spietato
cruel
despiadado
unbarmherzig

onbarmhartig

cruel
crudele

merhametsiz

άσπλαχνος

cruel

sans pitié

rabiat
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹuːθləs/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
reuþeles
In summary

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

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