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What is the opposite of
merciful
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Opposite of showing or exercising mercy
Opposite of favorable or welcome in some way
Opposite of having a considerate or kindly disposition
Opposite of kind or lenient, often to excess
Opposite of noble and generous in spirit
Opposite of characterized by patience, tolerance or indulgence
Opposite of accommodating or permissive in nature
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Adjective
▲
Opposite of showing or exercising mercy
cruel
merciless
hard-hearted
inhumane
pitiless
uncompassionate
unfeeling
hard
hardhearted
harsh
hateful
mean
severe
unforgiving
ungiving
unkind
unmerciful
unsympathetic
ruthless
callous
heartless
inhuman
remorseless
insensitive
unsparing
brutal
uncharitable
stony
obdurate
compassionless
indurate
fierce
soulless
affectless
ironhearted
stoney
stonyhearted
barbarous
pachydermatous
insensate
desensitised
UK
desensitized
US
grim
inflexible
uncaring
unrelenting
implacable
stern
uncompromising
cold
unpitying
unyielding
inexorable
savage
rigid
unappeasable
indifferent
unmoved
intolerant
unconcerned
cutthroat
wanton
unemotional
unflinching
unloving
illiberal
cold-blooded
cold-hearted
stony-hearted
cut-throat
lacking compassion
mean-spirited
with a heart of stone
hard as nails
without sentiment
unkindly
sadistic
vicious
brute
brutish
fiendish
barbaric
bestial
atrocious
truculent
selfish
violent
unfriendly
cool
malicious
bad
malevolent
inconsiderate
disagreeable
strict
apathetic
vindictive
spiteful
hostile
rough
immoral
evil
nasty
disinterested
rude
self-concerned
self-centered
US
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
thoughtless
disadvantageous
terrible
draconian
vile
heinous
monstrous
unpleasant
maleficent
murderous
inattentive
self-centred
UK
diabolical
antagonistic
beastly
depraved
coldhearted
dastardly
tough
wicked
malignant
aloof
virulent
bloodthirsty
uncivilized
US
pernicious
uncivilised
UK
unsociable
unprofitable
unhelpful
detached
sanguinary
nefarious
ghastly
insensible
dispassionate
heedless
wolfish
greedy
bloodless
devilish
unresponsive
abominable
wrathful
flinty
slaughterous
roughshod
hideous
antipathetic
heavy
heavy-handed
icy
coldblooded
stringent
rigorous
restrictive
limiting
unmindful
inhumanitarian
egoistic
egotistic
oppressive
ironhanded
drastic
tyrannical
scanty
miserly
scant
tight
overbearing
exorbitant
extreme
tyrannic
excessive
self-indulgent
parsimonious
stingy
skimpy
self-obsessed
tightfisted
self-seeking
closefisted
scathing
caustic
detestable
tainted
fake
forged
unsavoury
UK
dreadful
unsavory
US
degenerate
reprehensible
disobliging
malign
debased
objectionable
reprobate
sinister
perverse
villainous
base
abhorrent
crude
obnoxious
cancerous
miscreant
untoward
inhospitable
foul
profligate
unprincipled
indecent
dangerous
hellish
tyrannous
uncivil
adverse
despiteful
egregious
appalling
uncultured
uncultivated
ferocious
rancorous
dirty
bitter
venomous
lousy
homicidal
catty
impure
malefic
sinful
butcherly
ill-natured
hard-boiled
bad-tempered
stone-hearted
evil-intentioned
ill-tempered
evil-minded
bad-natured
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Adjective
▲
Opposite of favorable or welcome in some way
unfortunate
Adjective
▲
Opposite of having a considerate or kindly disposition
rough
aggressive
callous
abusive
brutal
surly
antagonistic
crass
crude
cruel
disagreeable
foul
hard
harsh
hostile
insolent
obnoxious
offensive
rude
unkind
unmannerly
wild
belligerent
hateful
threatening
unfriendly
violent
agitated
derisive
discourteous
disparaging
domineering
heartless
irritable
loud
mean
rowdy
uncompassionate
barbaric
barbarous
excited
inconsiderate
injurious
merciless
ruthless
severe
troubled
uncaring
unfeeling
unhappy
bearish
bellicose
brusque
churlish
cold-blooded
cold-hearted
ferocious
gruff
hardened
hardhearted
inhuman
insensitive
loutish
pitiless
unsympathetic
“He was a
rough
man who was prone to obscenities and bad behavior.”
Adjective
▲
Opposite of kind or lenient, often to excess
strict
tough
hardhearted
callous
uncompassionate
authoritarian
challenging
demanding
firm
hard
heavy
rigid
uncompromising
unpermissive
unsparing
absolute
difficult
draconian
exacting
onerous
punctilious
puritanical
stern
testing
uncharitable
unforgiving
stringent
uptight
daunting
burdensome
backbreaking
mean
austere
harsh
no-nonsense
oppressive
“His parents were
strict
disciplinarians who often had unrealistic expectations.”
Adjective
▲
Opposite of noble and generous in spirit
selfish
petty
base
debased
degenerate
degraded
ignoble
low
resentful
mean
mean-spirited
miserly
small
stingy
suspicious
uncharitable
unforgiving
vindictive
Adjective
▲
Opposite of characterized by patience, tolerance or indulgence
impatient
complaining
intolerant
kvetching
kvetchy
protesting
merciless
strict
uncontrolled
violent
wild
fed up
Adjective
▲
Opposite of accommodating or permissive in nature
stubborn
unaccommodating
uncompromising
unyielding
difficile
steadfast
obdurate
unflinching
unmanageable
unpermissive
unrelenting
argumentative
disobliging
fussy
headstrong
inflexible
intransigent
obstinate
particular
picky
recalcitrant
rigid
boorish
critical
disputatious
disputative
dissatisfied
fastidious
feisty
fractious
froward
immovable
indomitable
inexorable
intractable
onerous
pertinacious
refractory
resolute
rude
uncharitable
unforgiving
unreasonable
balky
cantankerous
crotchety
cussed
defiant
delicate
dictatorial
difficult
discontented
finical
finicky
ill-natured
irascible
irritable
irritating
obstreperous
perverse
pitiless
sensitive
stroppy
temperamental
testy
thrawn
touchy
tyrannical
unamenable
unbending
ungracious
uppity
uptight
vexed
wrong-headed
bearish
captious
chippy
choosy
contrarious
crabby
dogmatic
grumbly
hardheaded
hard-line
hard-nosed
hard to handle
hard to please
hard to satisfy
hypercritical
impolite
importunate
invidious
oafish
obstructive
opinionated
opinionative
overbearing
overcritical
perfectionist
pigheaded
prickly
quarrelsome
strong-minded
bloody-minded
bull-headed
huffy
negative
over-particular
querulous
set in one's ways
single-minded
strict
unpredictable
snappy
sour
stern
stiff
stiff-necked
more ❯
“No surprise then that writers so often prove such a
stubborn
, contrary lot.”
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