pitiless
Showing no compassion
Pitiless means showing no pity or mercy—utterly without compassion.
A pitiless executioner shows no emotion.
A pitiless sun beats down relentlessly.
The word implies coldness or cruelty in the face of suffering: The pitiless creditor took everything they owned.
Showing no clemency
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
- unsparingShowing no leniency
- remorselessLacking guilt or pity
- unmercifulLacking compassion or leniency
unrelenting · relentless · implacable · inexorable · unforgiving · no quarter · uncompassionate · unsympathetic
Lacking pity or mercy
- cold-heartedDevoid of empathy
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- callousCruelly insensitive to others
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
stony · indifferent · unmoved · cold-blooded · steely · hard-hearted · insensitive · unempathetic
merciless
Showing no clemency
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
- unsparingShowing no leniency
- remorselessLacking guilt or pity
unmerciful · unrelenting · relentless · implacable · inexorable · unforgiving · no quarter · uncompassionate · unsympathetic · uncharitable
heartless
Lacking pity or mercy
- cold-heartedDevoid of empathy
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- callousCruelly insensitive to others
hardened · stony · indifferent · unmoved · cold-blooded · steely · hard-hearted · insensitive · unempathetic · detached
harsh
Unpleasantly severe or rough
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
inflexible · rigid · unbending · adamant · austere · hard · tough · strict · draconian · stringent
scorching
Extremely hot, burning
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
desert · wasteland · barren · desolate · bleak · harsh terrain · exposure · elements · windswept
- cold-heartedcallous, cold, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, cruel
- oppressivestifling, suffocating, smothering, crushing, repressive
- wickedevil, wicked, villainous, malicious, sinister
- fiercebrutal, violent, savage, ferocious, fierce
pitilessmerciful
Disposed toward forgiveness
compassionate · pitying · sympathetic · humane · lenient
pitilesstenderhearted
Readily feeling sympathy
tender-hearted · softhearted · soft-hearted · kindhearted · gentle