Merciless
Merciless adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Usage example: she is a merciless competitor at board games of any kind
Malevolent and merciless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malevolent" instead an adjective "Merciless".
Malevolent
Malevolent adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Merciless and malevolent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Merciless" instead an adjective "Malevolent".
Nearby Words: malevolence, malevolently
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and merciless
- mean and malevolent
- harsh and merciless
- harsh and malevolent
- barbarous and merciless
- barbarous and malevolent
- brutal and merciless
- brutal and malevolent
- savage and merciless
- savage and malevolent
- vicious and merciless
- vicious and malevolent
- unkind and merciless
- unkind and malevolent
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