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remorseless

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IH0 M AO1 R S L AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Without remorse, mercy or pity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: merciless, pitiless, ruthless, barbarous, bowelless, brutal, compassionless, cruel, demonic, despiteful, diabolic, diabolical, fell, incessive, inclement, inhuman, inhumane, malicious, nasty, nonhumane, remorseless, rotten, sadistic, savage, spiteful, truculent, unbenevolent, unbenign, unkind, unmerciful, unpitiful, unpitying

Antonyms: remorseful

2

adj

Meaning 2

Unyielding or relentless.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

without mercy or pity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an act of ruthless ferocity
  • a monster of remorseless cruelty

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pitiless, ruthless, unpitying

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English remorse Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English remorseless From remorse + -less.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: безпощаден (bezpoštaden) — Without remorse, mercy or pity
  • German: reuelos — Without remorse, mercy or pity
  • Russian: безжа́лостный (bezžálostnyj) — Without remorse, mercy or pity
  • Russian: беспоща́дный (bespoščádnyj) — Without remorse, mercy or pity
  • Ukrainian: безжа́льний (bezžálʹnyj) — Without remorse, mercy or pity
  • Ukrainian: безжа́лісний (bezžálisnyj) — Without remorse, mercy or pity