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[ mur-si-lis ] / ˈmɜr sɪ lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR merciless ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivewithout mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic. Origin of mercilessFirst recorded in 1300–50, merciless is from the Middle English word mercyles.See mercy, -less SYNONYMS FOR mercilesshard, relentless, unrelenting, fell, unsympathetic, inexorable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR merciless ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR mercilesscompassionate. SEE ANTONYMS FOR merciless ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM mercilessmer·ci·less·ly, adverbmer·ci·less·ness, nounWords nearby mercilessmerci beaucoup, Mercier, Mercier's bar, merciful, mercifully, merciless, Merckx, Mercosur, Mercouri, mercurate, mercurial Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mercilessDovlatov was a merciless opponent of oppression, whose chief weapon was one dictatorships are rarely good at facing: humor. From Moscow to Queens, Down Sergei Dovlatov Way|Daniel Genis|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Soviet regime was merciless to its opponents, and millions suffered and perished in its labor camp. From Moscow to Queens, Down Sergei Dovlatov Way|Daniel Genis|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST The biggest con: Washington is a merciless meat-grinder of a place that ends as many political careers as it launches. With Julian Castro Taking Over at HUD, a New Political Dynasty Is in the Making|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Life was merciless, then briefly miraculous,” Phillips writes toward the end of Quiet Dell. Murder, She Wrote: Jayne Anne Phillips on Her New Novel|Jane Ciabattari|October 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He is merciless toward his characters, subjecting them to all manner of suffering and cruelty. The Werewolf Novel as Post-9/11 Political Allegory?|Roxane Gay|May 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST A breach was made in the wall; the besiegers poured in; and a merciless massacre followed. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800|Mary Frances Cusack No other word could resist the merciless use which lovers make of it. Les Misrables|Victor Hugo Spicca is, on the contrary, admirably drawn, and the regard we feel for the merciless old duellist is roused in us with true art. Cruel and merciless as was this raid, it had a justification, at least in the burning of houses, on the principles of war. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2|J. T. Headley. There was no pity for youth or age; the war-club spared not, and the tomahawk was merciless. History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians|George Mogridge
British Dictionary definitions for merciless
adjectivewithout mercy; pitiless, cruel, or heartless Derived forms of mercilessmercilessly, adverbmercilessness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mercilessunrelenting, implacable, inexorable, barbarous, harsh, ruthless, callous, severe, grim, unyielding, cruel, fierce, unforgiving, relentless, unsparing, inhumane, unmerciful, cutthroat, dog-eat-dog, gratuitous |