unforgiving
Allows no mistakes
Unforgiving describes someone who refuses to pardon offenses or let go of resentment: She remained unforgiving even years after the betrayal.
Extended to conditions or environments, it means harsh and offering no margin for error: the unforgiving desert, an unforgiving schedule.
An unforgiving mistake is one that carries permanent consequences.
Savagely harsh or severe
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- punishingExtremely taxing or severe
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- relentlessContinuing without pause
merciless · pitiless · ruthless · cruel · bleak · grim · unsparing · remorseless
Strict or ship's aft
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
intolerant · rigid · demanding · exacting · critical · hard-nosed · unbending · disapproving
Disloyal and dangerous
- ruggedTough and uneven
- barrenUnable to produce
- desolateBleak and abandoned
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
wasteland · wilderness · desert · tundra · cliffs · rocks · crevasse · exposure
Continuing without pause
- unstoppableImpossible to halt
- inevitableCertain to occur
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- unalterableIncapable of being changed
immutable · constant · persistent · unavoidable · unceasing · inescapable · irrevocable · permanent
brutal
Savagely harsh or severe
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- punishingExtremely taxing or severe
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
relentless · merciless · pitiless · ruthless · cruel · bleak · grim · unsparing · remorseless · unrelenting
stern
Strict or ship's aft
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
uncompromising · intolerant · rigid · demanding · exacting · critical · hard-nosed · unbending · disapproving · cold
treacherous
Disloyal and dangerous
hostile · wasteland · wilderness · desert · tundra · cliffs · rocks · crevasse · exposure · elements
relentless
Continuing without pause
- unstoppableImpossible to halt
- inevitableCertain to occur
- irreversibleCannot be undone
unalterable · immutable · constant · persistent · unavoidable · unceasing · inescapable · irrevocable · permanent · final
- cold-heartedcallous, cold, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, cruel
- resentmentresentful, grudge, bitterness, rancor, spite
- exhaustingdraining, taxing, tiring, exhausting, fatiguing
- harsh tonesharsh, sharp, biting, cutting, caustic
- fiercebrutal, violent, savage, ferocious, fierce
- perfectionismhigh standards, self-criticism, overachieving, fear of failure, striving
unforgivingforgiving
Inclined to pardon offenses
merciful · pardoning · lenient · clement · magnanimous
unforgivingcompassionate
Showing concern for sufferers
sympathetic · kind · tolerant · soft-hearted · understanding
unforgivingforgiving
Inclined to pardon offenses
hospitable · easy · gentle · mild · accommodating
- unforgiving wildernessHostile natural terrain