as in ruthlessly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misanthropically
Adverb
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Nina has no mentor to look up to; Beth, the former prima ballerina played by Winona Ryder, has been ruthlessly excised from the company for being too old.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
12 Jan. 2026 -
Erik Satie took down the arrogance of late Romantic classical music, gently but ruthlessly taking up its vocabulary and removing all the excess, including authorship.—
Jeremy Denk,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Edward cruelly abandons his wife to pursue a wealthy and high-status noblewoman (Bella Heathcote).—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
27 Dec. 2025
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But instead of sharing in that tenderness, her in-laws reacted cruelly.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
29 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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For the past few months, thousands of people have been sharing their sightings online and mercilessly poking fun.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The first hour, set at a resort that’s like a singles cruise through the Twilight Zone (or Bachelor in Paradise beamed in from a brutal alternate universe), contains some of the most pitilessly funny scenes of the filmmaker’s career.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In the process, Joel heartlessly killed some innocent people, including medical professionals.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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There is a troubling suggestion of abuse, implying that Jack might have been ill-treated by his mom (and saved by Helen), rather than heartlessly abandoned.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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That's the general vibe of this wickedly entertaining horror indie, which centers on a cursed episode of a late-night talk show from 1977.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Dec. 2025
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Braithwaite has a way of making the Falodun family’s superstition seem both wickedly funny and haunting.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
10 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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For many, qualifying will represent the fruition of a lifelong, viciously competitive goal.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
20 Jan. 2026
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Nickerson, 13, succumbed to his injuries two days after he was viciously attacked by two Cane Corsos and a Rottweiler, according to CBC, Global News and The Globe and Mail.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The oversight tour came after activists alleged detainees were being treated inhumanely at the facility.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Misanthropically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misanthropically. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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