Synonyms for unforgiving
ˌʌn fərˈgɪv ɪŋun·for·giv·ing

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1. unforgiving

   Synonyms:
   implacable, vindictive, relentless

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1. unforgivingadjective

   unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy

   "a surly unforgiving old woman"

   Synonyms:
   relentless, inexorable, stern, unrelenting, grim, unappeasable

   Antonyms:
   tolerant, forgiving, kind, placable, unvindictive

2. grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelentingadjective

   not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

   "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood"

   Synonyms:
   down(p), dispirited, downcast, intransigent, brutal, exacting, severe, forbidding, persistent, austere, dismal, dark, sick, disconsolate, black, grisly, low, unrelenting, down in the mouth, stern, blue, unappeasable, gruesome, macabre, downhearted, grim, mordant, stark, dour, adamantine, strict, relentless, sorry, gloomy, drab, ghastly, depressed, dingy, inexorable, dreary, drear, low-spirited, adamant

   Antonyms:
   kind, tolerant, unvindictive, forgiving, placable

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1. unforgivingadjective

   Synonyms:
   implacable, irremissive, relentless

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1. List of paraphrases for "unforgiving":

   ruthless, implacable, merciless, relentless, unrelenting, pitiless, irreconcilable, intransigent, unmerciful, callous

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1. Rudyard Kipling:

   Fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run.

2. Melissa George:

   The one thing I certainly did n’t know was that nearly five years later, a clearly traumatized Melissa George would plead publicly to Australia for help after a very troubling incident of domestic violence in her French home and those words of hers would still be used against her by so many. Is Australia really so unforgiving that those flippant and somewhat ridiculous remarks will be held against her for years ? I just wanted to say sorry, Melissa George, you don’t deserve it.

3. Chris Magnus:

   As temperatures start to rise in the summer, human smugglers will continue to exploit vulnerable populations and recklessly endanger the lives of migrants for financial gain. The terrain along the Southwest Border is extreme, the summer heat is severe, and the miles of desert that migrants must hike after crossing the border are unforgiving, our message to those who would try and gain illegal entry to the United States remains the same – don’t make the dangerous journey only to be sent back.

4. Aaron David Miller:

   Whatever the aspirations on the campaign trail, they have given way to the realities of what it takes to conduct American foreign policy in a cruel and unforgiving world, the way this administration does business is highly unorthodox in so many respects.

5. Mark Milley:

   This is tough stuff, war is hard. It's vicious, it's brutal, it's unforgiving. And yes, we all have pain and anger, and when we see what has unfolded over the last 20 years and over the last 20 days, that creates pain and anger.