ruthlessly

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brutally adv.
in cold blood adv.
savagely adv.
unscrupulously adv.
vindictively adv.

ADVERB

brutally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ferociously fiercely mercilessly relentlessly savagely viciously

WEAK

atrociously barbarically barbarously brutishly callously demoniacally diabolically ferally hardheartedly heartlessly in cold blood inexorably inhumanely inhumanly meanly murderously pitilessly remorselessly something fierce something terrible unkindly unrelentingly

Antonyms

WEAK

gently humanely kindly nicely

ADVERB

in cold blood

Synonyms

WEAK

calculatedly callously coldheartedly coldly cruelly deliberately dispassionately heartlessly indifferently intentionally premeditatedly unemotionally unfeelingly with full intent

ADVERB

savagely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brutally viciously

WEAK

indecently inhumanly wildly

ADVERB

unscrupulously

Synonyms

WEAK

cruelly dishonestly perfidiously unconscionably unethically viciously

ADVERB

vindictively

Synonyms

STRONG

vengefully

WEAK

brutally cruelly maliciously resentfully spitefully venomously

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ruthlessly

Gloucester ruthlessly made their visitors pay once more as with their next attack Will Joseph's outstanding run and offload allowed Englefield to dive over.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

What Cramer’s story shows is just how ruthlessly efficient the system behind that change is.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

No sport punishes winning as ruthlessly as pro football.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Since then, when in front with 18 to play, he has ruthlessly converted.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

I pushed this advantage ruthlessly, for it was the most effective means I had found of breaking his hold over me.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

ruthlessly

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