What are some opposite words for ruthless?
Antonyms for ruthless
ˈruθ lɪsruth·less
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term ruthless.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
ruthless
Antonyms:
tender, regretful, lenient, compassionate, forbearing, long-sufferingSynonyms:
unpitying, unrelenting, truculent, unsparing
Princeton's WordNet
pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, unpityingadjective
without mercy or pity
"an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty"
Antonyms:
mercifulSynonyms:
unpitying, remorseless, pitiless, unkind
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
ruthlessadjective
Synonyms:
pitiless, cruel, truculent, relentless, implacable, fell, hard-hearted
How to use ruthless in a sentence?
When we get back from this event the coaches will have a few days off, some as a result of the things that have happened here have a little bit less time off than they thought. But the sports science team will be working away. We will be ruthless in our assessment.
It’s just a testament to that we’re building confidence in games, maybe going forward that just means that we need to be a bit more ruthless.
Nothing is as difficult as to achieve results in this world if one is filled full of great tolerance and the milk of human kindness. The person who achieves must generally be a one-ideaed individual, concentrated entirely on that one idea, and ruthless in his aspect toward other men and other ideas.
Kim Jong Un has shown a ruthless side that we haven't seen since his grandfather consolidated power back in the 50s and 60s -- going after rivals and potential rivals and having them executed.
The war is relentless, the task is huge, nonstop and dangerous. The poachers are heavily armed, determined and absolutely ruthless.
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #6740 | tender | |
| #18987 | compassionate | |
| #26085 | ruthless | |
| #31594 | merciful | |
| #54137 | lenient | |
| #134051 | regretful | |
| #206101 | forbearing |
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