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cruel
adjective
(cru-el)
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Synonyms:
barbarous
,
brutal
,
fell
,
roughshod
,
savage
,
vicious
,
Examples:
Cruel tortures.
Words Related to
cruel
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inhumane
,
brutal
,
heartless
,
savage
,
vicious
,
harsh
,
unkind
,
barbarous
,
hard
,
rigorous
,
roughshod
,
fell
,
barbaric
,
callous
,
inhuman
,
merciless
,
sadistic
,
heinous
,
cruelty
,
horrible
,
terrible
,
horrendous
,
appalling
,
wicked
,
hurtful
,
ruthless
,
dreadful
,
horrific
,
gruesome
,
unmerciful
,
humane
,
abominable
,
beastly
,
outrageous
,
painful
,
oppressive
,
atrocious
,
unconscionable
,
murderous
,
bloodthirsty
,
draconian
,
nasty
,
monstrous
,
grievous
,
desperate
,
degrading
,
brutality
,
awful
,
extreme
,
predatory
,
wanton
,
rude
,
violent
,
ferocious
,
bad
,
evil
,
torture
,
severe
,
fiendish
,
barbarian
,
bitter
,
brute
,
rotten
,
grim
,
tortuous
,
punishments
,
tough
,
infernal
,
crippling
,
dire
,
difficult
,
relentless
,
cold
,
drastic
,
stark
,
crummy
,
bloody
,
sentences
,
fierce
,
rough
,
quarrelsome
,
stiff
,
mean
,
crude
,
planet
,
raw
,
acute
,
penalties
,
karen
,
durum
,
cold-blooded
,
heavy-handed
,
ill-treatment
,
ironhanded
,
stone-cold
,
cruel
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