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ruthless

/ˈɹuːθləs/adjective2 syllables

Ruthless means: without mercy or pity.

Synonyms for ruthless13

adjective, as in without mercy or pity

pitiless, remorseless, unpitying, merciless, unmerciful

also used for ruthless

compassionless, unsympathetic, barbarous, bowelless, brutal, cruel, flagitious, demonic

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What does ruthless mean?1

adjective

1

without mercy or pity“an act of ruthless ferocity”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ruthless?1

two syllables

toothless
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Ruthless in a sentence

  • Those guys are ruthless, covering up their tracks like that after all their wrongdoing.unknown
  • Among the manufacturers of so-called consumer electronics, there's ruthless, cut-throat competition.Objectivesea
  • In the face of ruthless competition, our business failed to survive.Objectivesea
  • No matter how ruthless you are, you'll never snuff out all your enemies.AlanF_US
  • I had no idea you were so ruthless.CK
  • He's got a reputation for being really ruthless.sundown
  • I had no idea that you were so ruthless.CK
  • Boris became entangled with a gang of ruthless human traffickers.Amastan

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