Ruthless and Severe

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Ruthless

Ruthless adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

Usage example: an office supervisor with a ruthless disregard for others' feelings

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Severe is a synonym for ruthless in merciless topic. In some cases you can use "Severe" instead an adjective "Ruthless", when it comes to topics like mean, harsh, cruel.

Nearby Words: ruthlessly, ruth

Severe

Severe adjective - Given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint.

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Ruthless is a synonym for severe in harsh topic. You can use "Ruthless" instead an adjective "Severe", if it concerns topics such as cruel, strict.

Nearby Words: severely, severity, severed

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A brilliant but ruthless Child Prodigy with severe older brother issues is orchestrating a war against a race of nonhuman creatures in a world far away from his home.

Source: Just For Fun / Surprisingly Similar Characters
Warren White, known as "The Great White Shark" because of his ruthless and illegal business practices, later adopted this as his villain name when he developed a shark-like appearance due to severe frostbite.

Source: Steven Ulysses Perhero
Sun's (debatably) most ruthless stunt; followed by severe regret.

Source: Literature / The Legend of Sun Knight

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