Heinous vs Ruthless - What's the difference?
heinous | ruthless | Related terms |
Totally reprehensible.
Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
* 1725 , , Volume I, Bernard Lintot,
As adjectives the difference between heinous and ruthless
is that heinous is totally reprehensible while ruthless is without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.heinous
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Adjective
(en adjective)- I hope they catch the person responsible for that heinous crime.
- The perpetrators of this heinous act must be brought to justice.
- The government denounced the attack as the most heinous of the last decade.
- Political Leaders from around the world have condemned these heinous acts.
- In our public services sorry seems to be the most heinous word.
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "heinous" is often applied: crime, act, sin, murder, offence.Synonyms
* (totally reprehensible) abominable, horrible, odiousruthless
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Adjective
(wikipedia ruthless) (en adjective)page 10:
- At length their rage the ho?tile Pow’rs re?train, / All but the ruthle?s Monarch of the Main.