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.

ruthless

merciless

Showing no clemency

brutal · unsparing · callous · savage · vicious · unfeeling · unmerciful · harsh · cold-blooded · stony-hearted

unrelenting

relentless

Continuing without pause

tenacious · incessant · unwavering · steadfast · determined · resolute · unflagging · unabating · implacable · insistent

Opposites
emotional response to one's actions

remorselesslyremorsefully

With sorrowful self-reproach

apologetically · repentantly · regretfully · guiltily · contritely

treatment of others

remorselesslymercifully

With compassion or relief

compassionately · gently · kindly · forgivingly · tenderly

persistence and relentlessness

remorselesslyhesitantly

With uncertain manner

haltingly · gently · intermittently · fitfully · halfheartedly

Family

remorseless, remorselessness

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG