Synonyms for cruelty
ˈkru əl ticru·el·ty

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1. cruelty

   Synonyms:
   hardness, harshness, implacability, justice, penalty, punishment, revenge, rigor, severity, sternness, vengeance

   Antonyms:
   benevolence, benignity, blessing, clemency, compassion, favor, forbearance, forgiveness, gentleness, grace, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, mercy, mildness, pardon, pardon, pity, tenderness

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1. cruelty, inhuman treatmentnoun

   a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering

   Synonyms:
   pitilessness, inhuman treatment, harshness, cruelness, ruthlessness, mercilessness

2. cruelty, mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessnessnoun

   feelings of extreme heartlessness

   Synonyms:
   harshness, unmercifulness, pitilessness, mercilessness, ruthlessness, cruelness, inhuman treatment

3. cruelty, cruelness, harshnessnoun

   the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

   Synonyms:
   mercilessness, rigor, pitilessness, inclemency, roughness, hardness, ruthlessness, scratchiness, stiffness, harshness, cruelness, severeness, rigorousness, inhuman treatment, abrasiveness, severity, rigourousness, rigour

Matched Categories

1. • Heartlessness
   • Malevolence
   • Maltreatment

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1. crueltynoun

   Synonyms:
   inhumanity, barbarity, brutality, brutishness, ferocity, savageness truculence, blood-thirstiness

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1. List of paraphrases for "cruelty":

   ruthlessness, cruel, barbarity, inhumanity, brutality, wickedness, meanness, atrocity, savagery, ferocity

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1. Brian Fallon:

   Trump mocking Dr. Blasey Ford at a rally makes it clear : if these so-called Senate moderates vote for Kavanaugh now, they are siding with Trump's cruelty over the bravery of a sexual assault survivor.

2. Emilie Fe delos Santos:

   We filed a murder case, it's a capital offense so there will be no bail. There was aggravated treachery, abuse of superior strength and cruelty.

3. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   In spite of all the tragedy and cruelty, all humans have a kind heart, great spirit, and an insatiable love for the humanity.

4. Jonathan Greenblatt:

   There's no question that the Holocaust was about race. That's how the Nazis saw it as they perpetrated the systematic annihilation of the Jewish people across continents, across countries, with deliberate and ruthless cruelty.

5. Christen kuikoua:

   A man who perceives danger yet chooses to slumber without warning those who might be affected by it exhibits cruelty. Such an individual, willfully ignorant of the potential consequences, will inevitably bear the weight of self-inflicted remorse and face the consequences of his indifference.