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

This unsparing account of a quiet young man who uses his camera to film his murders basically ended Michael Powell’s directing career. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026

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