unforgiving
Adjective
- unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy
- "a surly unforgiving old woman"
Adjective Satellite
- not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
Adj
- Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy.
- Having no allowance for weakness.
Verb
- present participle and gerund of unforgive
Examples
- The electorate was in an unforgiving mood.
- The unforgiving Arctic climate makes short work of the unprepared.
Origin / Etymology
From un- + forgiving.
Synonyms
grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unrelenting
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 19
unforgiving: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordunforgiving: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unforgiving: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 25
unforgiving: valid Words With Friends Word