Thesaurus / unmerciful
FEEDBACKsynonyms for unmerciful
synonyms for unmerciful
Meet Grammar Coach
Improve Your Writing 
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
TRY USING unmerciful
See how your sentence looks with different synonyms.
How to use unmerciful in a sentence
His master may be a man of some conscientious scruples; ours may be unmerciful.
THE CONDITION, ELEVATION, EMIGRATION, AND DESTINY OF THE COLORED PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATESMARTIN R. DELANYChaucer refers us to Aleyn's description on account of its unmerciful length; it was hopeless to attempt even an epitome of it.
CHAUCER'S WORKS, VOLUME 1 (OF 7) -- ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE; MINOR POEMSGEOFFREY CHAUCEROne characteristic mark of a heathen is, that he is "without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful."
FOX'S BOOK OF MARTYRSJOHN FOXENo sooner had the hated word been uttered, than his companions assailed him in a most unmerciful manner.
THE MYSTERIES OF ALL NATIONSJAMES GRANTHis denial was unavailing, and by the enraged teacher he was beaten in a most unjust and unmerciful manner.
CHAMBERS'S JOURNAL OF POPULAR LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ARTVARIOUSOpulence generally makes men tyrannical, and great success in business makes them unmerciful.
HISTORY OF THE NEGRO RACE IN AMERICA FROM 1619 TO 1880. VOL 1GEORGE W. WILLIAMSOn the margin of the second design the artist (in a humorous mood) has limned an unmerciful caricature of the whole incident.
DICKENS AND HIS ILLUSTRATORSFREDERIC G. KITTONThe people fled into the forests on the hills, and were an easy prey to the marauders, who seem to have been unmerciful.
THE LAST JOURNALS OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE, IN CENTRAL AFRICA, FROM 1865 TO HIS DEATH, VOLUME I (OF 2), 1866-1868DAVID LIVINGSTONE"Now, don't ask me—I can't—it wouldn't be wise if I could," cried Tom, giving his hair an unmerciful combing with his fingers.
A NOBLE WOMANANN S. STEPHENSTom's face lengthened for an instant, he gave his hair another unmerciful combing with his fingers.
A NOBLE WOMANANN S. STEPHENSWORDS RELATED TO UNMERCIFUL
- barbarous
- bloodthirsty
- brutal
- brutish
- cruel
- fell
- feral
- fierce
- frightful
- grim
- implacable
- inhuman
- inhumane
- lupine
- merciless
- murderous
- pitiless
- predatory
- rapacious
- ravening
- ravenous
- relentless
- ruthless
- sanguinary
- savage
- tigerish
- truculent
- unmerciful
- unrestrained
- untamed
- vehement
- vicious
- voracious
- wild
- wolfish
- barbarous
- callous
- compassionless
- cruel
- cutthroat
- dog-eat-dog
- fierce
- gratuitous
- grim
- hard
- hardhearted
- harsh
- hatchet job
- having a killer instinct
- implacable
- inexorable
- inhumane
- iron-fisted
- mean machine
- mortal
- pitiless
- relentless
- ruthless
- severe
- unappeasable
- uncalled-for
- unfeeling
- unflinching
- unforgiving
- unmerciful
- unpitying
- unrelenting
- unsparing
- unsympathetic
- unyielding
- wanton
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.