as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
she is a merciless competitor at board games of any kind
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Recent Examples of merciless
Viewed from an especially merciless or purgatorial angle, certain strands of my life are little more than histories of lo-fi mendacity.
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Just clean, merciless, fundamental football.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Chat members were merciless in their rhetoric against fellow Young Republicans in competing factions of the organization.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
The novel intertwines present-day events with painful memories of the lives of her parents, who tried to protect their love from war, jealousy, and the cruelty of the merciless Soviet government.
—Nelly Klos
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Just clean, merciless, fundamental football.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Chat members were merciless in their rhetoric against fellow Young Republicans in competing factions of the organization.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
The novel intertwines present-day events with painful memories of the lives of her parents, who tried to protect their love from war, jealousy, and the cruelty of the merciless Soviet government.
—Nelly Klos
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for merciless
Adjective
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The ruthless conglomerate's logo, base, ships, and equipment are featured throughout the film, in addition to the synths themselves.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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Earlier stories in that newspaper described López Torres as a ruthless trafficker who has killed dozens and was earlier aligned with Colombia’s right-wing paramilitary forces, known as the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, or the Spanish acronym AUC.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Needless to say, the sanctions, Trump’s criticism of Putin and the cancelation of in-person talks, elicited a stony silence from Moscow on Thursday.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
23 Oct. 2025
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Madewell Crewneck Cutaway Vest A stony tan vest might just be the sleeper hit of the season.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Merciless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merciless. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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