Synonyms of pitiless

pitiless

adjective

ˈpi-ti-ləs 

as in ruthless

having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings

gave the beggar in the street a pitiless look and kept on walking

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of pitiless

Palomas are sweet and tart and bright and preternaturally refreshing, a worthy match for the pitiless heat of the Mexican summer, and deployed in great numbers whenever a little reprieve is in order. —Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2024

Is it not fated to a pitiless future of every man for himself? —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024

At heart, In a Violent Nature isn’t an art film playing on horror tropes but something like the inverse: a pitiless old-school slasher that simply takes a roundabout and rather scenic path to the usual scuzzy thrills. —A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 31 May 2024

Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions Play Download Article In the first lecture of any introduction to international relations class, students are typically warned of the pitiless consequences of anarchy. —Jonathan Kirshner, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2021