Synonyms|106Antonyms|0|Broader|2Narrower|0Related|3
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merciless(adjective, mean, hard, harsh, cruel)
10
ruthless(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
8
unmerciful(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
7
cutthroat(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
6
brutal(adjective, mean, hard, harsh, cold)
6
pitiless(adjective, mean, hard, severe, care)
6
unforgiving(adjective, mean, hard, severe, harsh)
6
unpitying(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
5
cruel(adjective, mean, hard, severe, harsh)
5
uncompassionate(adjective, pitiless)
5
unfeeling(adjective, mean, hard, severe, harsh)
5
unsympathetic(adjective, mean, hard, severe, harsh)
4
bloodthirsty(adjective, vicious, spirited, pitiless, ruthless)
4
hardhearted(adjective, mean, hard, severe, harsh)
4
inhumane(adjective, mean, hard, severe, harsh)
3
aggressive(adjective, spirited, ambitious, competitive, bloodthirsty)
3
competitive(adjective, oppose, competitive)
3
demoniac(adjective, pitiless)
3
fierce(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
3
stony(adjective, mean, hard, severe, harsh)
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