Antonyms for merciless
ˈmɜr sɪ lɪsmer·ci·less

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1. mercilessadjective

   Synonyms:
   unmerciful

2. mercilessadjective

   showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless

   Synonyms:
   unmerciful

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1. merciless

   Whatever is not civilized is barbarian; barbaric indicates rude magnificence, uncultured richness; as, barbaric splendor, a barbaric melody. Barbarous refers to the worst side of barbarian life, and to revolting acts, especially of cruelty, such as a civilized man would not be expected to do; as, a barbarous deed. We may, however, say barbarous nations, barbarous tribes, without implying anything more than want of civilization and culture. Savage is more distinctly bloodthirsty than barbarous. In this sense we speak of a savage beast and of barbarous usage.

   Antonyms:
   civilized, courtly, cultured, delicate, elegant, graceful, humane, nice, polite, refined, tender, urbane

   Synonyms:
   atrocious, barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, brutal, cruel, inhuman, rude, savage, uncivilized, uncouth, untamed

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1. merciless, unmercifuladjective

   having or showing no mercy

   "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"

   Antonyms:
   merciful

   Synonyms:
   unmerciful

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1. mercilessadjective

   Synonyms:
   unmerciful, remorseless, cruel, pitiless, ruthless, inexorable, implacable

How to use merciless in a sentence?

1. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Reliance will touch probably at Rs. 2365 and NALCO at Rs.68 today. Time to get out of it . Stock market is merciless and all business news channels may be shut down within a year if market does not revive within a month

2. French President Francois Hollande:

   If some soldiers behaved badly, I will be merciless, if this information is confirmed, there will be exemplary sanctions.

3. President Francois Hollande:

   France will be merciless towards these barbarians from Daesh.

4. Nicolas Sarkozy:

   We must be merciless, the legal quibbling, precautions and pretexts for insufficient action are not acceptable. I demand that the government implement without delay the proposals we presented months ago. There is no more time to be wasted.

5. Prince William:

   But look at the way that bloody woman treated my staff — merciless.

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