UNFORGIVING Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

unforgiving

adjective

Definition of unforgiving

as in uncompromising

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as in resentful

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Recent Examples of unforgiving While attempting to navigate the estate’s unforgiving world alongside his cousin Caleb (played by Khan), Younger is drawn into the orbit of local drug lord Anton (played by Bokinni). — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Looking down showed an unforgiving shaft to hard ground, while looking up only reminded me of the hundreds of feet left to ascend. — Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026 And doing it against an unforgiving schedule that is the NFL’s second-toughest. — Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 Its portrayal of American wartime brutality is harsh and unforgiving, in a way that no Hollywood film is likely to be. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unforgiving

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Adjective

The backtrack, albeit temporary, is a sharp reversal for two of corporate America’s most uncompromising voices on office attendance.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 June 2026
The company’ products also have a distinctive look that’s unmistakably Noble, offering an uncompromising approach to earbud design.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026

Definition of uncompromising

Adjective

Over the five hours that follow, the series tracks what led to the tragedy — specifically, his complicated relationship with his resentful, bigoted next-door neighbor, Clive (David Morrissey).

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
While all sides are feeling the economic impact and loss of tourism, some are heartened and others resentful.

— Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of resentful

Adjective

His unyielding tongue-in-cheek career narrative touches on craftsmanship, luxury and nihilism.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Wingard confirms that remnants of the organization are very much behind Onslaught’s more unyielding super-soldier program.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of unyielding

Adjective

Like her, Americans are also so tired of being screwed by an administration that’s not only grossly incompetent and cruel but corrupt as well.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Rather than heroic, these costly and horribly uncertain stunts come across callous and cruel.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of cruel

Adjective

Accusing investors of not tracking the misses may be uncharitable.

— Henrik Landgren, Fortune, 29 July 2026
In the years since it was announced, the economics of college football have grown increasingly uncharitable for programs like the Mustangs, an FCS team that plays its home games in an 11,000-seat stadium and last had a winning season in 2016.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of uncharitable

Adjective

Cox’s film is biased in Bill’s favor, portraying him as a lapdog whose love for this screeching, spiteful, beady-eyed woman is his great tragic flaw.

— Katie Rife, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Their movements become more spiteful than woo-woo, more sculpture than painting, more an argument than an idle thought.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of spiteful

Adjective

And the sadistic acts 764 perpetrators promote are not always contained to a computer screen.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
The notable exception is the always effective Lena Olin, whose brief turn as a concentration camp survivor attesting to Hermine’s true sadistic nature packs a quiet charge.

— Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of sadistic

Adjective

The analysis also revealed significant stroke risk elevations for adults diagnosed with bladder, stomach, and liver cancers, as well as myeloid leukemia and malignant brain and nervous system tumors.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Perhaps the most intriguing risk factor for psychopathology gleaned from clinical psychological science, and one that is particularly relevant to the assessment and treatment of postpartum psychopathology, is malignant self-criticism.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of malignant

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