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Synonyms for unforgiving
ˌʌn fərˈgɪv ɪŋun·for·giv·ing
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
unforgiving
Synonyms:
implacable, vindictive, relentless
Princeton's WordNet
unforgivingadjective
unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy
"a surly unforgiving old woman"
Synonyms:
relentless, inexorable, stern, unrelenting, grim, unappeasableAntonyms:
tolerant, forgiving, kind, placable, unvindictivegrim, 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, adamantAntonyms:
kind, tolerant, unvindictive, forgiving, placable
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
unforgivingadjective
Synonyms:
implacable, irremissive, relentless
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "unforgiving":
ruthless, implacable, merciless, relentless, unrelenting, pitiless, irreconcilable, intransigent, unmerciful, callous
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#271 | black | |
#402 | low | |
#618 | blue | |
#1640 | dark | |
#2263 | sorry | |
#3964 | severe | |
#4358 | sick | |
#7139 | strict | |
#9271 | brutal | |
#9645 | persistent | |
#10536 | stern | |
#12618 | stark | |
#12913 | depressed | |
#14856 | grim | |
#24248 | relentless | |
#26085 | ruthless | |
#28539 | dismal | |
#28701 | gloomy | |
#36370 | gruesome | |
#36399 | macabre | |
#37338 | dreary | |
#39188 | exacting | |
#39287 | adamant | |
#42416 | forbidding | |
#43052 | drab | |
#47042 | ghastly | |
#48929 | merciless | |
#49169 | unrelenting | |
#53038 | austere | |
#53842 | callous | |
#58157 | grisly | |
#58318 | dingy | |
#60472 | unforgiving | |
#67128 | vindictive | |
#67555 | irreconcilable | |
#68728 | dour | |
#73839 | inexorable | |
#81752 | downcast | |
#89199 | implacable | |
#103416 | pitiless | |
#117416 | mordant | |
#134215 | intransigent | |
#147160 | dispirited | |
#167212 | disconsolate | |
#169244 | drear | |
#185337 | adamantine | |
#222327 | unmerciful | |
#245806 | downhearted |
How to use unforgiving in a sentence?
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.
I have no concerns. The business we are in is a hard business. It’s an unforgiving business. Everyone has experienced problems from time to time.
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.
Leaders on both sides lack the fundamental courage to cross political aisles on behalf of what is good for the American people, were at a point in time where I reluctantly believe that we have much to lose -- it is a critical and unforgiving moment.
The parks shoreline can be very unforgiving from the cold water to the sheer cliffs and drop offs, by partnering with the highly trained mountaineering guides on SHARP, we are able to safely effect these types of high angle rescues here at the park.
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