cruelty - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering

Synonyms

• cruelty
• inhuman treatment

More generic

• abuse
• ill-treatment
• ill-usage
• maltreatment

More specific

• atrocity
• impalement
• inhumanity

Noun

the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

Synonyms

• cruelness
• cruelty
• harshness

More generic

• malevolence
• malevolency
• malice

More specific

• brutality
• ferociousness
• murderousness
• savagery
• viciousness

Noun

feelings of extreme heartlessness

Synonyms

• cruelty
• mercilessness
• pitilessness
• ruthlessness

More generic

• coldheartedness
• hardheartedness
• heartlessness

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