Synonyms of unmerciful

unmerciful

adjective

1

as in excessive

going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount

she went into an unmerciful level of detail about her latest health problems

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excessive
• extreme
• insane
• steep
• extravagant
• infinite
• endless
• lavish
• intolerable
• undue
• inordinate
• unconscionable
• unbearable
• immoderate
• devilish
• baroque
• exorbitant
• stiff
• overweening
• overmuch
• towering
• fancy
• overextravagant
• overdue
• plethoric
• inappropriate
• unjustifiable
• over the top
• improper
• immeasurable
• unwarranted
• boundless
• limitless
• unseemly
• a bit much
• thick
• unrestrained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• moderate
• reasonable
• inadequate
• modest
• insufficient
• temperate
• deficient
• middling
• minimal
• minimum

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• moderate
• reasonable
• inadequate
• modest
• insufficient
• temperate
• deficient
• middling
• minimal
• minimum

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2

as in ruthless

having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings

the critics were unmerciful in their assessments of the young actress's performance

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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