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Synonyms & Antonyms for ruthless
Synonyms
affectless, callous, case-hardened, cold-blooded, compassionless, desensitized, hard, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, heartless, indurate, inhuman, inhumane, insensate, insensitive, ironhearted, merciless, obdurate, pachydermatous, pitiless, remorseless, slash-and-burn, soulless, stony (also stoney), stonyhearted, take-no-prisoners, thick-skinned, uncharitable, unfeeling, unmerciful, unsparing, unsympathetic
Antonyms
charitable, compassionate, humane, kindhearted, kindly, merciful, sensitive, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted
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Charming, often ruthless, and blessed with leading-man looks, Mr. Bell took a roguish delight in shading the truth on behalf of clients and causes. — David Segal, BostonGlobe.com, "Tim Bell, 77, brazen PR Man for Thatcher and Other Leaders," 28 Aug. 2019 Or, the phrase conjures nightmarish images of a ruthless, scheming Lady MacBeth, pulling the strings behind the scenes and usurping the power her husband came by honestly. — Chloe Angyal, Marie Claire, "When Your Spouse Is a Politician, What Happens to You?," 27 June 2019 Paul Lendvai portrays him as ruthless, absolutely relentless in the pursuit of power, and, on many occasions, outright vengeful. — Paul Lendvai, The New York Review of Books, "Jan-Werner Müller," 5 Apr. 2018 Police, in turn, have grown more ruthless, using methods that cause injury. — The Economist, "Protesters in Hong Kong take their grievances to the airport," 13 Aug. 2019 Francella is efficient in a role that lacks nuance, while Lago successfully works Barbara up into an edgy, femme-fatale combination of the seductive and the ruthless. — Jonathan Holland, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The Weasel’s Tale' ('El Cuento de las Comadrejas'): Film Review," 23 July 2019 Ellis has a wealth of attacking talents to choose from and, as the 13-0 walloping of Thailand in the team's opening fixture proved, the US forwards are ruthless. — Aimee Lewis, CNN, "Women's World Cup: Record-breaking feats, empty seats -- the story so far," 21 June 2019 Andreas Christensen's poor pass in his own third resulted in a turnover, with Andres Iniesta pouncing before setting up Messi just inside the box for a ruthless finish. — Avi Creditor, SI.com, "WATCH: Lionel Messi's Equalizer Clutch for Barcelona in UCL Draw vs. Chelsea," 20 Feb. 2018 At the same time, Trump has frequently suggested that Kim's actions — sometimes, his most ruthless ones — have impressed him. — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, "From ‘short and fat’ to ‘tough guy’: Trump’s ever-changing views of Kim Jong Un," 15 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ruthless.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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