unsparing
2
7.9
- adjective
- /ʌnˈspɛrɪŋ/
:
implacable
- Mansfield and Snyder are unsparing toward well-intentioned organizations that have pressured authoritarian governments to rush to elections in the past - often with disastrous consequences.
I've never had Andrew Clavin of the Daily Wire here, but he is so smart and cutting and unsparing.
- I've never had Andrew Clavin of the Daily Wire here, but he is so smart and cutting and unsparing.
- And you'll, and, and these people are unsparing.
Examples
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Arthur's controversial 1991 book, The Disuniting of America, was unsparing in its criticism of political correctness—proof that he was no knee-jerk liberal.
Academic text (2007) -
Starting with stories he wrote in 1929 and 1930, long before the Crack-Up articles, Fitzgerald gave an unsparing account of what was going wrong in his life.
Academic text (2000) -
Marxism is a critical theory of society, and it is unsparing in its search for the truth.
Blog text (34) -
How do I square this with my usual unsparing policy of airing all and every image of war?
Blog text (33) -
They were bleak and objective, unsparing of the writer himself, and the wife, and even the child.
Fiction book (1993) -
They were articulate, thoughtful, and as unsparing in their criticism of the Palestinian government as they were toward Israel.
Academic text (2016) -
In the March 1981 issue of Reason, columnist Murray Rothbard was unsparing in his assessment of the Libertarian Party's presidential ticket.
Blog text (19) -
His unsparing criticism left no room for excuses in her performance.
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The journalist provided an unsparing account of the government's failures during the crisis.
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Her unsparing assessment of the situation highlighted the urgent need for change.
Synonyms
699
2.2
Unkind and cruel toward other people
522
2.7
Willing to cause pain or suffering to others
289
2.8
Unkind and too strict in what someone says or does to others
152
4.9
Not feeling sorry for others and hurting them on purpose
76
2.8
Causing pain to someone's feelings or making them feel upset
68
4.2
Very strict and harsh when judging or punishing people
50
4.1
Very direct and harsh in a way that can hurt people
44
1.0
Not friendly or caring to other people
35
5.8
Not willing to forgive someone and acting without mercy
33
5.3
Showing no pity and treating people in a cruel way
18
6.5
Showing little concern for other people's feelings
5
6.7
Not kind or generous and quick to judge others harshly
2
7.1
Being very cruel and not kind to others
1
7.7
Harsh and unkind in the way someone acts
Not showing kindness or mercy when others suffer
Showing strong criticism and warning of punishment for bad actions
Antonyms
How Harsh
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unsparing comes from the parts un- 'not' and spare 'to hold back'. So, someone who is unsparing does not keep back any criticism or harsh truth, which is why it means 'not gentle or merciful'.