Cruelty synonyms

kro͝o'əl-tē

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ruthlessness
The property of being ruthless
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malice
An improper motive for an action, such as desire to cause injury to another.
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severity
The quality or condition of being severe
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barbarity
The condition of being uncivilized or uncultured:
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wickedness
The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
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sadism
The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty.
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unkindness
(Countable) The collective noun for ravens
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callousness
The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference.
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insensitivity
The condition of being insensitive
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fierceness
The state of being fierce.
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inhuman treatment
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
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unfeelingness
The state or condition of being unfeeling.
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barbarism
The definition of barbarism refers to the condition of being brutal, primitive, or socially backwards.
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mercilessness
The property of being merciless
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barbarousness
The state or quality of being barbarous.
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unmercifulness
The state or condition of being unmerciful.
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malignity
The quality of being very harmful or dangerous; malignancy
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rancor
A continuing and bitter hate or ill will; deep spite or malice
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venom
A poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; atter.
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indifference
The quality, state, or fact of being indifferent
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viciousness
The characteristic of being vicious
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bestiality
Bestial quality, character, or behavior
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animality
The animal instincts or nature in human beings
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truculence
The state of being truculent.
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ferocity
The condition of being ferocious.
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brutishness
The characteristic of being brutish.
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implacability
The quality or state of being implacable.
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grimness
The characteristic or quality of being grim
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monstrousness
(Uncountable) The state or condition of being monstrous.
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inflexibility
The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness; inflexibleness; rigidity; obstinacy.
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fiendishness
The quality of being fiendish.
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hardness of heart
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bloodthirstiness
The characteristic of being bloodthirsty.
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unnaturalness
The state of being unnatural.
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heartlessness
The characteristic of being heartless
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relentlessness
The condition of being relentless.
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torture
Infliction of severe physical pain as a means of punishment or coercion.
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persecution
A persecuting or being persecuted
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inquisition
The definition of an inquisition is a series of questions or a severe interrogation, especially by an official source.
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despotism
Government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
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harshness
The quality of being harsh.
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outrage
The definition of an outrage is an act of violence or an insult.
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atrocity
Appalling or atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness.
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benevolence (antonym)
The definition of benevolence is a kind act or gift or the doing of kind things for others.
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kindness (antonym)
The state, quality, or habit of being kind
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humanity (antonym)
The fact or quality of being humane; kindness, mercy, sympathy, etc.
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evil (related)
Something that is a cause or source of suffering, injury, or destruction:
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tyranny (related)
An oppressive or harshly limiting condition:
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niceness (antonym)
Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness. [from 19th c.]
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consideration (antonym)
Importance, claim to notice, regard.
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gentility (antonym)
The condition of belonging by birth to the upper classes
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mercy (antonym)
A blessing, something to be thankful for.
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charity (antonym)
The feeling of goodwill; benevolence
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compassion (antonym)
Deep awareness of the suffering of another accompanied by the wish to relieve it.
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feeling (antonym)
Feeling is defined as the sense of touch or something experienced through touch or emotion.
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brutality
A brutal or savage act, treatment, etc.
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inhumanity
An inhuman or inhumane act or remark
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attitude (related)
The definition of an attitude is a way of feeling or acting toward a person, thing or situation.
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kind (related)
A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
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cruelness
The state of being cruel; cruelty
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pitilessness
The condition of being pitiless
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unforgivingness
The quality of being unforgiving.
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mistreatment (related)
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injustice (related)
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killing (related)
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suffering (related)
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violence (related)
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savageness
The property of being savage or behaving savagely.
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insensibility
The property of being insensible.
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Cruelty Sentence Examples

  • He remembered his cruelty from the night and glanced at the couch.

  • His memory was long regarded in Saxony with great abhorrence, and stories of cruelty and treachery gathered round his name.

  • The habits of the military class are the absence of freedom, that is, discipline, idleness, ignorance, cruelty, debauchery, and drunkenness.

  • Crema yielded after an heroic siege in 1160, and was abandoned to the cruelty of its fierce rival Cremona.

  • It was a hunting-ground of the West Saxon kings, but, as already stated, was afforested by the Conqueror, whose cruelty in the matter is probably exaggerated by the traditional account.

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