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Synonyms for cruelty
ˈkru əl ti
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Princeton's WordNet
cruelty, inhuman treatment(noun)
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
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pitilessness, inhuman treatment, harshness, cruelness, ruthlessness, mercilessnesscruelty, mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness(noun)
feelings of extreme heartlessness
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harshness, unmercifulness, pitilessness, mercilessness, ruthlessness, cruelness, inhuman treatmentcruelty, cruelness, harshness(noun)
the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
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mercilessness, rigor, pitilessness, inclemency, roughness, hardness, ruthlessness, scratchiness, stiffness, harshness, cruelness, severeness, rigorousness, inhuman treatment, abrasiveness, severity, rigourousness, rigour
English Synonyms and Antonyms
cruelty
Synonyms:
hardness, harshness, implacability, justice, penalty, punishment, revenge, rigor, severity, sternness, vengeanceAntonyms:
benevolence, benignity, blessing, clemency, compassion, favor, forbearance, forgiveness, gentleness, grace, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, mercy, mildness, pardon, pardon, pity, tenderness
Dictionary of English Synonymes
cruelty(n.)
Synonyms:
inhumanity, barbarity, brutality, brutishness, ferocity, savageness truculence, blood-thirstiness
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases:
ruthlessness, cruel, barbarity, inhumanity, brutality, wickedness, meanness, atrocity, savagery, ferocity
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1818 | justice | |
| #4806 | penalty | |
| #7790 | punishment | |
| #8299 | revenge | |
| #10009 | severity | |
| #11289 | cruel | |
| #16279 | vengeance | |
| #18006 | cruelty | |
| #20803 | hardness | |
| #23226 | stiffness | |
| #27217 | brutality | |
| #33513 | roughness | |
| #38903 | rigor | |
| #39121 | wickedness | |
| #48956 | atrocity | |
| #63144 | ferocity | |
| #64493 | rigour | |
| #65166 | savagery | |
| #70255 | harshness | |
| #74318 | inhumanity | |
| #99321 | meanness | |
| #108868 | barbarity | |
| #114809 | ruthlessness | |
| #233771 | sternness |
Translations for cruelty
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- жестокостBulgarian
- crueltatCatalan, Valencian
- krutostCzech
- Grausamkeit, QuälereiGerman
- crueldadSpanish
- cruautéFrench
- mì-chneastachd, neo-thruacantachdScottish Gaelic
- crueldadeGalician
- אכזריותHebrew
- crudeltàItalian
- 残酷Japanese
- ಕ್ರೌರ್ಯKannada
- grusomhetNorwegian
- wreedheid, wreedte, gruwzaamheidDutch
- crueldadePortuguese
- cruzimeRomanian
- безжалостность, жестокостьRussian
- elakhet, grymhetSwedish
- క్రూరత్వంTelugu
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