remorselessly
Lacking any guilt
Remorselessly means without remorse or regret—continuing an action despite the harm or suffering it causes.
A dictator who remorselessly crushes dissent shows no guilt.
The word often describes persistence that's coldly indifferent to consequences: The sun beat down remorselessly.
It can also simply mean relentlessly, without the moral dimension: Time marches remorselessly forward.
Showing no clemency
- pitilessLacking any compassion
- heartlessLacking pity or mercy
- cruelWillfully causing suffering
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
unsparing · callous · savage · vicious · unfeeling · unmerciful · harsh · cold-blooded
Continuing without pause
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- doggedStubbornly persevering
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
incessant · unwavering · steadfast · determined · resolute · unflagging · unabating · implacable
merciless
Showing no clemency
brutal · unsparing · callous · savage · vicious · unfeeling · unmerciful · harsh · cold-blooded · stony-hearted
relentless
Continuing without pause
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- doggedStubbornly persevering
tenacious · incessant · unwavering · steadfast · determined · resolute · unflagging · unabating · implacable · insistent
remorselesslyremorsefully
With sorrowful self-reproach
apologetically · repentantly · regretfully · guiltily · contritely
remorselesslymercifully
With compassion or relief
compassionately · gently · kindly · forgivingly · tenderly
remorselesslyhesitantly
With uncertain manner
haltingly · gently · intermittently · fitfully · halfheartedly