Synonyms for ruthless
ˈruθ lɪsruth·less

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1. ruthless

   Synonyms:
   unpitying, unrelenting, truculent, unsparing

   Antonyms:
   tender, regretful, lenient, compassionate, forbearing, long-suffering

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1. pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, unpityingadjective

   without mercy or pity

   "an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty"

   Synonyms:
   unpitying, remorseless, pitiless, unkind

   Antonyms:
   merciful

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1. ruthlessadjective

   Synonyms:
   merciless, pitiless, cruel, uncompassionate, unpitying, unmerciful, relentless, unrelenting, inexorable, barbarous, fell, savage, ferocious, inhuman, hard-hearted

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1. ruthlessadjective

   Synonyms:
   pitiless, cruel, truculent, relentless, implacable, fell, hard-hearted

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1. List of paraphrases for "ruthless":

   merciless, unscrupulous, relentless, unforgiving, implacable, pitiless, callous, unmerciful, cruel, brutal, heartless, reckless, unrelenting, vicious, savage, stone-cold, cut-throat, wild, inexorable

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1. Constantino Chiwenga:

   It is a ruthless juggernaut that leaves a trail of despair and desperation.

2. Stephen Park:

   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.

3. Al Sharpton:

   I thought my coming might give a sense of unity in the city ; that we can disagree on cases and on policies but that we are united that the senseless and ruthless killing of officers like your son must be denounced, it is clear though after reading several articles that some union leaders and some others want to turn Al Sharpton and Al Sharpton pastor’s noble efforts into some kind of confrontation or sideshow.

4. Kennedy Ogba:

   Ruthless Killers strike with Weapons and Pretentious Friends kill with Kisses. It's easy to avoid the former, but not so the later

5. Nadia Murad:

   Nadia Murad, 21, made the comments during a speech at London’s Trade Union Congress House, The Mirror reported Sunday. Murad, from the Iraqi town of Sinjar, said Nadia Murad was orphaned after ruthless ISIS militants killed six of her brothers and Nadia Murad mother. When they took me to Mosul and raped me, I forgot my mother and brothers. Because what they were doing to the women was more difficult than death, Nadia Murad said. Murad said Nadia Murad was among the more than 5,000 Yazidi women taken captive when ISIS swept through the region, many of which were sold into the sex trade. They were committing all kinds ; murder, rape and displacing people by force in the name of Islam.