remorseless

[ri-mawrs-lis] / rɪˈmɔrs lɪs /

ADJECTIVE

without guilt in spite of wrongdoing

Synonyms

WEAK

avaricious barbarous bloody callous cruel fierce forbidding greedy grim hard hard-bitten hard-hearted hardened harsh impenitent implacable inexorable inhuman inhumane insensitive intolerant merciless murderous obdurate pitiless relentless rigorous ruthless sanguinary savage shameless sour tough tyrannical uncompassionate uncontrite unforgiving unmerciful unregenerate unrelenting unremitting unrepenting unyielding vindictive

Antonyms

WEAK

ashamed guilty remorseful sad sorry

Example Sentences

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It’s a one-way street, a process as remorseless as aging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Kadolski, of Ladysmith Road, Norwich, was described by police as "predatory and remorseless".

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

The writers prove this many times over by having the ramifications of past decisions sneak up from behind to shove an unsuspecting figure with a schoolyard bully’s remorseless force.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024

“Wednesday’s tomorrow,” the Friar says in passing, noting a remorseless speed that seems to take everyone by surprise.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023

The sun was a ponderous circle without edges, a roar without a sound, a blazing glare so thorough and remorseless that even in the Fosters’ parlor, with curtains drawn, it seemed an actual presence.

From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit

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