PACHYDERMATOUS Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

pachydermatous

adjective

ˌpa-ki-ˈdər-mə-təs

Definition of pachydermatous

as in ruthless

having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings a pachydermatous pop diva with little regard for punctuality or other people's schedules

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In Kate’s office, Bromilow is Agnes, Kate’s boss, with an apex predator’s instincts and a medieval court’s management style; Macmillan plays Brian an effortlessly charming, quietly ruthless high-flyer; Hill is Georgie, Kate’s cunning rival.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
The ruthless county SHEriff has professional-grade acetone running through her veins.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of ruthless

Adjective

Like her spiritual kin Williams and Eleanor, Laila is somewhere in her mid-20s, a cheerful and judgmental motormouth, and a dab hand at merciless, quick-draw gunfights.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
It would be seen as a work of merciless autofiction in the vein of Karl Ove Knausgaard, and it would be discussed, as his books are, as aggressive, antisocial, and spiteful.

— B. D. McClay, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of merciless

Adjective

Oscar Wilde, for example, reposes beneath a hulking deity whose iconoclastic castration, back in 1961, did little to restrain pilgrims seeking to smear red lips across his stony physique.

— Emily Cox, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
Instead of looking like a sleek urban loft, the room can quickly start to feel cold, stony, and impersonal.

— Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026

Definition of stony

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The Chiefs have a far more difficult remaining schedule (eighth hardest) than the Broncos do (27th), per DVOA data.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
The hardest part is often matching the format to the problem rather than simply choosing what’s most convenient.

— Karen Koehler, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026

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