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 The all-consuming and unforgiving nature of motherhood today results in a sad irony. — Marianne Cooper, Time, 5 Aug. 2026 Facing the unforgiving launch deadline forced by DESTINY+’s mission profile, the Ramses mission’s scientists began working on it before actually securing full funding from ESA, said Paolo Martino, the mission’s project manager, at the June workshop. — Andrew Jones, Scientific American, 30 July 2026 The animal kingdom is brutal—and thanks to modern technology, us humans often have a front-row seat to its unforgiving nature. — Annie Colbert, Popular Science, 29 July 2026 Three firefighters were injured by unforgiving terrain while battling a wildfire in the San Bernardino Mountains on Monday, officials said. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unforgiving

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforgiving

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

Thus, our heroes must peel themselves off from the couch and go on the run with their resentful felines Dio and GG bouncing along in backpacks.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Unsurprisingly, residents hate the idea and are resentful that they were blindsided by the announcement.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of resentful

Adjective

As each day passed, Safir grew stronger and stronger, meeting every new challenge with an unyielding resistance.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Despite its simple premise, Raimi’s eccentric, expressive filmmaking style, combined with the film’s unyielding, cacophonous splatter horror, made The Evil Dead instantly notorious.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026

Definition of unyielding

Adjective

Oleksa watches them from the other end of the camera feed, in the middle of a gnarly interrogation with Kyle and Cruz — the latter silently watching Oleksa go through a cruel facsimile of her own violent recruitment crucible in the first season.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
Murder charge 'cruel and unusual,' advocate says Of cases where a child was unknowingly left in a car, about 41% do not lead to criminal charges against caregivers, Rollins said.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Aug. 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

This was Perez Hilton, after all, a man who had earned fame in the mid-two-thousands for his salacious, sarcastic, and often sadistic coverage of celebrity suffering.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
Then there’s the Trawler, part of the nouvelle vague of Los Angeles serial killers operating in Charles Manson’s wake — peer to the Night Stalker and the Hillside Strangler — and prefacing his grotesque murders with sadistic taunting.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of sadistic

Adjective

Tests revealed Jodie had a fibrosarcoma – a malignant tumor – in her jaw, which was removed with surgery but later returned and began to invade her jawbone.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Numerous renowned and highly respected psychiatrists have provided evidence that the president does show signs of dementia, in conjunction with unmistakable traits consistent with malignant narcissism and antisocial personality disorder.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

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