as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
she is a merciless competitor at board games of any kind
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Driven by bold visuals, pulsating music, and minimal dialogue, The Substance delivers a lurid and merciless critique of society’s unsustainable beauty standards.
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Elissa Suh, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2024
Locklear first appeared in season 1 in a guest role of Amanda Woodward, the ruthless and merciless boss of Thorne-Smith's character.
—Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
Patrick Stewart, of all people, is an all-time villain as the skinheads’ calculating leader, issuing merciless orders in the same reasonable cadence we’ve been conditioned to trust so implicitly.
—Dennis Perkins and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 5 July 2024
On their wedding night, Sigrid and Leif survive a wrath of terror from Thor (Pilou Asbæk), which sets them — and a crew of crusaders — on an against all odds and merciless mission for vengeance.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2024
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Elissa Suh, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2024
Locklear first appeared in season 1 in a guest role of Amanda Woodward, the ruthless and merciless boss of Thorne-Smith's character.
—Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
Patrick Stewart, of all people, is an all-time villain as the skinheads’ calculating leader, issuing merciless orders in the same reasonable cadence we’ve been conditioned to trust so implicitly.
—Dennis Perkins and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 5 July 2024
On their wedding night, Sigrid and Leif survive a wrath of terror from Thor (Pilou Asbæk), which sets them — and a crew of crusaders — on an against all odds and merciless mission for vengeance.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Merciless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merciless. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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