Ruthless and Stony

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

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

Nearby Words: ruthlessly, ruth

Stony

Stony adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Usage example: the judge's stony demeanor didn't raise the defendant's hopes for a more lenient sentence

Ruthless is a synonym for stony in unfeeling topic. Sometimes you can use "Ruthless" instead an adjective "Stony".

Nearby Words: stone, stonily
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