UNSPARINGLY Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

unsparingly

adverb

Definition of unsparingly

as in pitilessly

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Recent Examples of unsparingly Kahlo vibrantly and unsparingly depicted herself and events from her life, which was upended by a bus accident at 18. — Hannah Schoenbaum, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025 The episode unsparingly examines cultural assumptions about race and colorism; similarly, HIM is a scathing critique of how professional sports capitalize upon the bodies and minds of Black athletes. — Neda Ulaby, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025

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The season finale brings the various strands of the story together elegantly and a bit pitilessly, too, as the body count continues to rise and the struggle for survival grows genuinely desperate.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of pitilessly

Adverb

This notorious commercial entity, a precursor of the global corporations of today and big enough to command its own army, ruthlessly exploited foreign resources, human and material.

— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
The garment industry is ruthlessly competitive and manufacturers fear that any rise in costs or supply disruption could see orders shift to rival Vietnam, Cambodia, or Pakistan.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of ruthlessly

Adverb

But at least for now, the blue tsunami has forced the man who mercilessly bullied his way through the last two years to do what all bullies do when confronted with a united opposition.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Lifelong Republicans who didn’t fall in line were mercilessly attacked.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of mercilessly

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The economist was infamous in London’s philosophical circles for arguing fervently—and, many thought, heartlessly—against poor relief.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Victim Nyron Shaw’s father said the driver who mowed his son down last year in Ocean Hill a day before Independence Day should face the maximum penalty for allegedly driving twice the speed limit and heartlessly taking off, leaving his son to die.

— Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of heartlessly

Adverb

Along with that oh-so-sweet commercial success came rounds of discourse that callously dissected her racial identity, her relationship with her Blackness, and the winding history of genre in the context of American music.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026
While Boeing callously deflects blame for their negligence, a family of one victim finds strength in gathering collective mourning.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

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