uncharitableness

noun

as in ruthlessness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncharitableness
  1. ruthlessness
  2. vindictiveness
  3. retaliation
  4. vengeance
  5. retribution
  6. cruelty
  7. revenge
  8. hard-heartedness
Noun
  • The army Mladic created to fight in Bosnia was a model of ruthlessness, daring and brutality in the Serb warrior tradition, once prized in the life-or-death partisan struggle against the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia in World War Two.
    — Ivana Sekularac, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The danger occurs if that ruthlessness veers into institutional coldness.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruthlessness
Noun
  • Last month, Judge Crenshaw concluded that while there was insufficient evidence to prove actual vindictiveness, the government could not justify its sudden shift from wanting to deport Abrego Garcia to prosecuting him.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 22 June 2026
  • In less capable hands, her bitchiness, her vanity, her vindictiveness would have made her one-dimensional.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Definition of vindictiveness
Noun
  • The lawsuit claimed Hector was fired in retaliation for her outspoken opposition to censorship efforts directed toward the library.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The woman, who requested anonymity due to fear of retaliation, and witnesses said she was pushed.
    — Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of retaliation
Noun
  • Throughout the first season of Furious, creator Elizabeth Meriwether and company deftly explored the idea of female vengeance, all while making Catherine into a kind of antihero for the ages.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The limited series tells the story of two sisters who go on the run after an act of vengeance goes wrong.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of vengeance
Noun
  • But Blanche’s policy priorities are often overshadowed by a growing number of investigations that have drawn criticism that the department is being used as a weapon in the president’s campaign of retribution.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But park officials never addressed her report or checked on their wellbeing, said the woman, who is a nationwide passholder and asked to remain anonymous to avoid retribution from Six Flags.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of retribution
Noun
  • Law enforcement sources involved in the case told WJZ that the horse was being cared for by someone who is facing animal cruelty and abandonment charges in an unrelated case in West Virginia.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The real problem is the culture, and when culture rewards cruelty, the damage spreads.
    — Jodi Bondi Norgaard, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of cruelty
Noun
  • Kim plays Seo Yeon-woo, the strategist behind Jeong’s push for revenge, bringing a sharp eye for judgment and motives all his own.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Images depicting the deaths of Trump and members of his family have since featured prominently in Iranian calls for revenge.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of revenge
Noun
  • Tarr's reputation for films tinged with misery and hard-heartedness, distinguished by black-and-white cinematography and unusually long sequences, only grew throughout the 1990s and 2000s, particularly after his 1994 film Sátántangó.
    — Alina Edwards, NPR, 6 Jan. 2026
Definition of hard-heartedness
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“Uncharitableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncharitableness. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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