as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
she is a merciless competitor at board games of any kind
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Recent Examples of merciless
While Charlie Brown played things safe, Snoopy lived an exuberant life in his imagination, casting himself as a frustrated novelist, gleeful dancer, merciless attorney and even a prolific flying ace in a World War I Sopwith Camel.
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Chris Carra, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Players have openly voiced their struggles with its deep rough, lightning-fast greens, and merciless bunkers.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
But in the face of an increasingly merciless healthcare system, the battered team must put aside their differences and pull together to save lives.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
The film is cold-bloodedly whimsical, asking the audience to root for a merciless man who endeavors, ever so incrementally, to understand some deeper human truths.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
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Chris Carra, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Players have openly voiced their struggles with its deep rough, lightning-fast greens, and merciless bunkers.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
But in the face of an increasingly merciless healthcare system, the battered team must put aside their differences and pull together to save lives.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
The film is cold-bloodedly whimsical, asking the audience to root for a merciless man who endeavors, ever so incrementally, to understand some deeper human truths.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for merciless
ruthless
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Son Hee is one half of a ruthless twin assassin duo, working alongside his brother Bacho.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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Her 6-0, 6-0 rout at the hands of a ruthless Iga Świątek was a reminder that no sport is more psychologically brutal than tennis.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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“Merciless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merciless. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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