Synonyms of unsparing

unsparing

adjective

ˌən-ˈsper-iŋ 

1

as in generous

giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation

neighbors were unsparing in their charity when a local family was rendered homeless by a fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• generous
• charitable
• unstinting
• liberal
• benevolent
• unselfish
• munificent
• fulsome
• bountiful
• bounteous
• handsome
• bighearted
• compassionate
• openhanded
• open
• kind
• lavish
• free
• hospitable
• extravagant
• humanitarian
• profuse
• freehanded
• philanthropic
• kindly
• sympathetic
• overgenerous
• freehearted
• altruistic
• beneficent
• magnanimous
• openhearted
• big
• good-hearted
• largehearted
• greathearted
• samaritan

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ungenerous
• parsimonious
• uncharitable
• selfish
• miserly
• close
• small
• tight
• penurious
• stingy
• cheap
• costive
• tightfisted
• petty
• illiberal
• sparing
• spare
• mean
• frugal
• thrifty
• chary
• stinting
• mingy
• avaricious
• closefisted
• desirous
• rapacious
• covetous
• acquisitive
• grudging
• mercenary
• avid
• envious
• itchy
• resentful
• grasping
• begrudging
• stinting
• hoggish
• coveting

2

as in ruthless

having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings

unsparing in his criticism of the welfare state

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unsparing

The new one on Rafael Nadal is an unsparing journey into his tennis suffering. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 30 May 2026

The judge who sentenced Peters in October 2024 was unsparing. — Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 28 May 2026

Were a Democratic president doing any of this, Republican hawks would be unsparing in their criticism. — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 18 May 2026

The title, from which the band also draws its name, describes the pay bump workers are mandated to get in times of economic flux, setting the table for the band’s ever-unsparing critiques of life under capitalism. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026