CRUELTY Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word cruelty. (close relations)
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| mercilessness | nounn | |||||
noun • feelings of extreme heartlessness • inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving | ||||||
| ruthlessness | nounn | |||||
noun • mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity • feelings of extreme heartlessness | ||||||
| barbarism | nounn | |||||
noun • a brutal barbarous savage act | ||||||
| harshness | nounn | |||||
noun • the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions • the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance • excessive sternness | ||||||
| pitilessness | nounn | |||||
noun • feelings of extreme heartlessness • mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity | ||||||
| brutality | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of extreme cruelty • a brutal barbarous savage act | ||||||
| callousness | nounn | |||||
noun • devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness | ||||||
| ferocity | nounn | |||||
noun • the property of being wild or turbulent | ||||||
| heartlessness | nounn | |||||
noun • an absence of concern for the welfare of others | ||||||
| inhumanity | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others • an act of atrocious cruelty | ||||||
| savagery | nounn | |||||
noun • the property of being untamed and ferocious • the trait of extreme cruelty • a brutal barbarous savage act | ||||||
| severity | nounn | |||||
noun • used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather • something hard to endure • extreme plainness • excessive sternness | ||||||
| unkindness | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of sympathy | ||||||
| monstrousness | nounn | |||||
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| cruelness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | ||||||
| inhuman treatment | nounn | |||||
noun • a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering | ||||||
