What is another word for without mercy?

Pronunciation: [wɪðˌa͡ʊt mˈɜːsi] (IPA)

Without mercy means showing no compassion or forgiveness towards someone. There are a variety of synonyms for this phrase such as relentlessly, ruthlessly, pitilessly, cold-bloodedly, callously, heartlessly, and mercilessly. Using any of these synonyms of "without mercy" gives a clear indication of a lack of empathy and an absence of kindness. It implies that the person in question is willing to harm another without a second thought, and cannot be swayed by pleas for leniency or compassion. These synonyms are useful in literature, news stories or legal documents where the writer wishes to convey the harshness and severity of an action being taken against a person or group.

What are the hypernyms for Without mercy?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Without mercy

  • I was surrounded at the time by about a dozen of the enemy, whose clubs rattled upon me without mercy, and the strokes of my sabre were rendered uncertain by the energetic pushes of an attendant who thus hoped to save me.
    Richard Francis Burton
  • We have only one task, to stand firm and carry on the racial struggle without mercy.
    Heinrich Himmler
  • I'm afraid we live at the mercy of a power, maybe a God, without mercy. And yet we find it, as I have, from others.
    Philip Levine
  • Go ahead, kill without mercy. After all, who remembers today the Armenian Genocide
    Adolf Hitler
  • Religiously strict people, who judge themselves without mercy, are also those who have most often spoken ill of mankind in general.
    Frederick Nietzsche

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