unforgiving meaning
UK US /ənfɚˈɡɪvɪŋ/ 4 syllables
unforgiving (adjective): unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy.
unforgiving has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
unforgiving as an adjective
- unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy
- a surly unforgiving old woman
Opposite: forgiving
Similar: revengeful
- not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
- grim determination
- grim necessity
- Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
- relentless persecution
- the stern demands of parenthood
Synonyms: grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unrelenting
Similar: implacable
unforgiving in a sentence
- The wilderness of the Sahara Desert is an unforgiving climate.
How to pronounce unforgiving
unforgiving is pronounced /ənfɚˈɡɪvɪŋ/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.
Words that rhyme with unforgiving
Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with UN · words ending in NG · 11-letter words
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