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
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Recent Examples of pitiless
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.
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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
And to think, this pitiless conquistador came to North America as a humble kitchen herb, deliberately imported by European settlers for its piquant flavor.
—Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
This is Lynskey in The Last of Us mode, pitiless and unrelenting, and teeing her up against an aligned Misty and Tai is the most exciting development that could have come out of an originally aimless-feeling season.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
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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
And to think, this pitiless conquistador came to North America as a humble kitchen herb, deliberately imported by European settlers for its piquant flavor.
—Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
This is Lynskey in The Last of Us mode, pitiless and unrelenting, and teeing her up against an aligned Misty and Tai is the most exciting development that could have come out of an originally aimless-feeling season.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitiless
Adjective
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And, if hate doesn't come from inside the show itself, Black women are forced to endure online hate from ruthless fans.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The film takes place in the sweltering heat of a Texas summer in 1974, watching as ruthless prisoner Federico Carrasco takes control of the Huntsville Penitentiary.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Her fateful decision proves to have great consequences, and Jude tracks her subsequent guilt trip with merciless humanity, echoing Rossellini’s Europa ’51.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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People often hear the word budget and think of dieting –– punishment, restriction and merciless cost cutting.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Pitiless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitiless. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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