unpitying

8.8

Not showing kindness or mercy when others suffer

adjective
/ʌnˈpɪtiɪŋ/

: despiadado

Her unpitying tone revealed how little she cared about the consequences of her actions.

Examples

"She had a moment of acute longing for the garden in Wallingford, for the unadorned, for the unpitying way of things.

Fiction book (1994)
The rain continued to come down in unpitying volume, interspersed with hailstones the size of duck eggs.

Fiction book (2002)
The teacher's unpitying criticism of his work made him rethink his approach.
The unpitying winter left the town covered in thick layers of snow and ice.

Synonyms

ruthless

vsunpitying

152 4.9

Not feeling sorry for others and hurting them on purpose

shares cruelty but also emphasizes lack of feeling or warmth

heartless

vsunpitying

Offensive

79 4.1

Not showing kindness or sympathy to others

shares emotional emptiness while also stressing merciless harshness

unkind

vsunpitying

44 1.0

Not friendly or caring to other people

is harsher than unfriendliness, showing absence of pity

callous

vsunpitying

41 7.3

Not caring about other people's feelings or pain

shares cruelty but also lacks pity and mercy

unforgiving

vsunpitying

35 5.8

Not willing to forgive someone and acting without mercy

shares unyielding attitude while also lacking mercy

merciless

vsunpitying

33 5.3

Showing no pity and treating people in a cruel way

shares lack of pity and adds emotional coldness

uncaring

vsunpitying

18 4.2

Not showing concern for other people's feelings or needs

is more actively harsh rather than only indifferent

unfeeling

vsunpitying

14 5.9

Not showing sympathy or care for other people's feelings

adds to insensitivity a stronger, merciless attitude

unsympathetic

vsunpitying

7 4.9

Not feeling sorry for someone or caring about their problems

adds a harsher, more merciless stance to that lack

pitiless

vsunpitying

7 7.0

Not showing any pity or kindness

shares lack of pity while also feeling emotionally cold

remorseless

vsunpitying

6 7.5

Not feeling sorry and continuing without stopping when hurting others

shares lack of pity while also feeling emotionally cold

uncharitable

vsunpitying

5 6.7

Not kind or generous and quick to judge others harshly

shares harsh judgment while also lacking mercy or pity

cold as ice

vsunpitying

Informal

4 7.2

Not showing any feeling or kindness to others

shares coldness while also stressing active harshness

unmerciful

vsunpitying

2 7.1

Being very cruel and not kind to others

shares that harshness while stressing emotional unfeelingness

unsparing

vsunpitying

2 7.9

Very harsh and not forgiving when criticizing or acting

shares ruthless action while also being emotionally unfeeling

uncompassionate

vsunpitying

1 7.3

Not caring when other people suffer

shares lack of care while also acting with harshness

hardhearted

vsunpitying

1 7.2

Not feeling or showing pity for other people

shares emotional coldness while also stressing harshness

kindless

vsunpitying

Archaic

1 8.6

A person who does not show care for other people

is stronger in severity, adding merciless harshness

ungentle

vsunpitying

1 7.7

Harsh and unkind in the way someone acts

is similarly harsh while also lacking pity and compassion

compassionless

vsunpitying

1 7.4

Shows no sympathy for people who suffer

shares absence of sympathy while being more harsh and merciless

unsympathizing

vsunpitying

7.9

Not showing care or understanding for other people's feelings

shares that lack while also stressing cruelty and absence of pity

noncharitable

vsunpitying

6.7

Not showing kindness to other people

shares lack of goodwill while being more severe and unfeeling

meanspirited

vsunpitying

Offensive

7.4

Unkind and petty in a way that hurts other people

shares cruelty but is more broadly without pity or mercy

unforbearing

vsunpitying

9.9

Not willing to be patient with other people

goes beyond intolerance by adding harshness and lack of pity

Antonyms

compassionate

151 3.7

Feeling concern and care for people who suffer

merciful

54 3.3

Kind and willing to forgive someone who is suffering or has done wrong

pitying

1 3.9

Feeling sorry for someone in a way that seems kind but looks down on them

How Compassionate

compassionate

151 3.7

harsh

289 2.8

unfeeling

14 5.9

unpitying

8.8

cruel

522 2.7

ruthless

152 4.9

merciless

33 5.3

Surface Forms

unpitying positive

Morphology

unpitying = pitying (transparent) = un + pity + ing

Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to the participial adjective 'pitying', producing 'not showing pity'.

Etymology

Unpitying has the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word pity meaning 'feeling sorry for someone'. So, unpitying is 'not feeling pity' and describes someone harsh and without mercy.