Synonyms of pitiless

pitiless

adjective

ˈpi-ti-ləs 

as in ruthless

having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings

gave the beggar in the street a pitiless look and kept on walking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruthless
• merciless
• stony
• hard
• oppressive
• remorseless
• brutal
• heartless
• cruel
• callous
• harsh
• unmerciful
• abusive
• inhuman
• hateful
• compassionless
• unsparing
• vicious
• malicious
• inhumane
• soulless
• unfeeling
• obdurate
• tough
• stern
• hard-hearted
• unsympathetic
• insensitive
• insensate
• grim
• affectless
• uncharitable
• take-no-prisoners
• cold-blooded
• indurate
• case-hardened
• slash-and-burn
• savage
• thick-skinned
• stoney
• severe
• pachydermatous
• hard-boiled
• desensitized
• uncaring
• thoughtless
• ironhearted
• unthinking
• mean
• heedless
• rough
• ungentle
• stonyhearted
• unfriendly
• boorish
• inconsiderate
• spiteful
• malevolent
• unloving
• virulent
• disagreeable
• cold
• barbarous
• bestial
• rough-and-tumble
• brutish
• surly
• heavy-handed
• acrimonious
• hard-bitten
• ill-tempered
• ill-natured
• jackbooted
• ironfisted
• rancorous
• sledgehammer
• ironhanded
• evil-minded
• austere
• knock-down-and-drag-out
• frosty
• knock-down, drag-out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sympathetic
• warm
• merciful
• sensitive
• humane
• compassionate
• charitable
• gentle
• benevolent
• kindly
• kind
• mild
• tender
• lenient
• indulgent
• friendly
• softhearted
• kindhearted
• gracious
• warmhearted
• benignant
• tenderhearted
• cordial
• loving
• tolerant
• affectionate
• good-natured
• understanding
• clement
• good-tempered
• fond

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pitiless

Each failure rekindled the gravitational pull of an existential, pitiless struggle. —Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025

From Hollywood's Golden Age and the '70s catastrophe obsession to today, these films have unearthed every pitiless corner of nature's wrath, from towering tsunamis and viral pandemics to all-out apocalypses and more. —Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 3 July 2025

Gilroy drew upon his lifelong study of historical revolutions to inform the show’s interweaving storylines of payroll heists and gulag escapes, street riots and false flag operations, squabbling freedom fighters and pitiless secret police. —Adam B. Vary, Variety, 13 May 2025

Her loss unleashed Twain’s anger at pitiless fate, and his relationships with his two surviving daughters became increasingly estranged. —Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025