unforgiving
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5.8
- adjective
- /ˌʌnfərˈɡɪvɪŋ/
:
rencoroso (persona)
- Sometimes it is the site of barren fields parched by unforgiving years of drought.
- an unforgiving environment
- harsh and unforgiving
- most unforgiving
He was intolerant, he was unforgiving, and he was merciless.
- He was intolerant, he was unforgiving, and he was merciless.
- Why do you call it the unforgiving race to greatness?
- It's the most addictive and the most unforgiving sport there is.
- And I feel like I tend to be unforgiving.
- And if you make a mistake, it's unforgiving.
- He was he was famous for for for for the for the viciousness and unforgiving quality of his reviews.
- The raw game of business is very unforgiving.
- Enjoy For many parts of the country, February weather is cold and unforgiving.
- And this is was a moment kind of where the spiritual rubber sort of meets the hard, unforgiving reality, right.
- And you always had this feeling like Alaska is unforgiving.
- But in order to get in this unforgiving race, you're going to have to leave a lot of things behind.
- And I see how much work these fighters have to put in and how hard this sport is and how unforgiving it is.
- And so the reason we seek so much guidance from society is because we know the society can be very unforgiving when you break its rules and then you fail.
- The first is that when you're in an unforgiving world, gravity is unforgiving. It doesn't care. It never takes a day off ever.
Examples
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It's the most unforgiving thing of what we do, but it's the most important part of what we do.
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He'd been in Hollywood all of his life, and he knew it was an unforgiving town.
Fiction book (2002) -
But it can also be challenging to be called unforgiving and cold and mean when that is not who you are.
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Why are you being so unforgiving?
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Down in the street, it's unforgiving.
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My father is a hard and unforgiving man where Francis is concerned.
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While Americans love the idea of danger, we are unforgiving when it leads to the actual loss of life.
Academic text (1992) -
Why do you call it the unforgiving race to greatness?
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It takes a long time and it can be an unforgiving process.
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The boss was unforgiving when it came to deadlines; any late submission was met with harsh criticism.
Synonyms
699
2.2
Unkind and cruel toward other people
152
4.9
Not feeling sorry for others and hurting them on purpose
131
5.1
Keeps going without stopping and stays very strong
44
1.0
Not friendly or caring to other people
42
4.3
Serious and strict, not willing to change
33
5.3
Showing no pity and treating people in a cruel way
28
7.0
Not stopping and not getting less strong
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6.8
Not willing to change opinions or demands, even if it causes problems
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8.6
Impossible to stop or change
10
6.5
Very firm in decisions and not willing to change or give up
6
7.5
Not feeling sorry and continuing without stopping when hurting others
5
6.7
Not kind or generous and quick to judge others harshly
2
7.1
Being very cruel and not kind to others
2
7.9
Very harsh and not forgiving when criticizing or acting
1
7.3
Not caring when other people suffer
1
7.2
Not feeling or showing pity for other people
Not showing kindness or mercy when others suffer
Not showing kindness to other people
Not willing to be patient with other people
Antonyms
How Forgiving
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unforgiving is made of un- meaning 'not' and forgive, which is related to the simple word give and means 'to give up anger' or 'let go of a grudge'. So an unforgiving person, look, or situation does not 'let go' and feels harsh or without mercy.