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having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others<a cruel dictator who tortured anyone who dared to speak out against him><cruel and unusual punishments are forbidden by the U.S. Constitution>Synonymsbarbaric, barbarous, brutal, heartless, inhumane, sadistic, savage, vicious, wantonRelated Wordscutthroat, merciless, pitiless, ruthless; fell, ferocious, grim; bloodthirsty, murderous, sanguinary, sanguine; catty, despiteful, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, spitefulNear Antonymstender, warm, warmhearted; charitable, clement, lenient, merciful, pitying; pacific, peaceable, peacefulAntonymsbenign, benignant, compassionate, good-hearted, humane, kind, kindhearted, sympathetic, tenderhearted
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difficult to endure<the cruel climate of the Arctic>— see harsh 1
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hard to accept or bear especially emotionally<the cruel situation of being orphaned at an early age>— see bitter 2
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having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it<the bully was fond of making cruel little jabs at his victim's sore points>— see hateful
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