Barbarous
Barbarous adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
Unforgiving and barbarous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unforgiving" instead an adjective "Barbarous".
Unforgiving
Unforgiving adjective - Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy.
Barbarous and unforgiving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barbarous" instead an adjective "Unforgiving".
Nearby Word: unforgivable
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- relentless and barbarous
- relentless and unforgiving
- harsh and barbarous
- harsh and unforgiving
- brutal and barbarous
- brutal and unforgiving
- barbaric and barbarous
- barbaric and unforgiving
- savage and barbarous
- savage and unforgiving
- severe and barbarous
- severe and unforgiving
- vicious and barbarous
- vicious and unforgiving
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