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crueladjective having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on othersa cruel dictator who tortured anyone who dared to speak out against him cruel and unusual punishments are forbidden by the U.S. Constitution atrocious, barbaric, barbarous, brutal, brute, butcherly, fiendish, heartless, inhuman, inhumane, sadistic, savage, truculent, vicious, wanton hard-hearted, ironhearted, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, stonyhearted, unfeelingfell, ferocious, grimbloodthirsty, cutthroat, murderous, sanguinary, sanguinecatty, despiteful, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, spiteful, vindictivedraconian, draconic, hardhanded, harsh, heavy-handed, oppressive red in tooth and claw benign, benignant, compassionate, good-hearted, humane, kind, kindhearted, sympathetic, tenderhearted tender, warm, warmheartedcharitable, clement, lenient, merciful, pityingpacific, peaceable, peaceful difficult to endurethe cruel climate of the Arctic bitter, brutal, burdensome, excruciating, grievous, grim, hard, hardhanded, harsh, heavy, inhuman, murderous, onerous, oppressive, rough, rugged, searing, severe, stiff, tough, trying austere, bleak, comfortless, discomforting, forbidding, inhospitable, spartan, uncomfortablebiting, inclement, intemperate, wildrigorous, strict, stringentagonizing, heartbreaking, heartrending, painful, wretchedcrushing, grinding, overwhelming, wearinginsufferable, insupportable, intolerable, unbearable, unendurableharrowing, tortuousbad, disagreeable, hostile, unfriendly, unpleasant easy, light, soft comfortable, cozy, luxurious, snugagreeable, friendly, genial, hospitable, pleasantpeaceful, relaxing, reposeful, restfulbearable, endurable, painless, tolerablebalmy, calm, clement, gentle, mild, moderate, temperate hard to accept or bear especially emotionallythe cruel situation of being orphaned at an early age afflicting, agonizing, bitter, excruciating, galling, grievous, harrowing, harsh, heartrending, hurtful, painful, tormenting, torturous insufferable, insupportable, intolerable, unacceptable, unbearable, unendurable, unsupportableappalling, awful, bad, dire, dreadful, ghastly, horrible, miserable, nasty, rotten, severe, terrible, vile, wretchedacute, extreme, intense, piercing gratifying, pleasing, sweet bearable, endurable, supportable, sustainable, tolerablelivable(also liveable), sufferable, survivableacceptable, allowable, reasonable having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of itthe bully was fond of making cruel little jabs at his victim's sore points bad(slang), bitchy, catty, despiteful, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, spiteful, vicious, virulent devious, scoundrelly, scurvy, snakelikeacrimonious, bitter, envious, jaundiced, jealous, rancorous, resentful, vindictive, vitrioliccontemptuous, deprecating, derogatory, disdainful, disparaging, mean-spirited, obnoxious, opprobrious, scornful, snide, snotty, unkind, unkindly, unlovingbaleful, baneful, evilharsh, hostile, inimicalacrid, caustic, poisonous, scathing, venomous benevolent, benign, benignant, loving, unmalicious compassionate, good, good-hearted, kind, kindhearted, kindly, sympathetic, warm, warmheartedaffable, agreeable, amiable, cordial, friendly, genial, gracious, nice, pleasantaffectionate, amorous, sweet, tender, tenderheartedhumanealtruistic, high-minded, humanitarian, magnanimous, noble, philanthropic(also philanthropical) fierce, ferocious, barbarous, savage, cruel mean showing fury or malignity in looks or actions.fierce applies to humans and animals that inspire terror because of their wild and menacing aspect or fury in attack.fierce warriors ferocious implies extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality.a ferocious dog barbarous implies a ferocity or mercilessness regarded as unworthy of civilized people.barbarous treatment of prisoners savage implies the absence of inhibitions restraining civilized people filled with rage, lust, or other violent passion.a savage criminal cruel implies indifference to suffering and even positive pleasure in inflicting it.the cruel jokes of schoolboys in the 14th century |