Distressing, abominable, agonizing, and bitter are all synonyms for cruel. Compassionate and merciful are antonyms of cruel. And here are 77 another word for cruel.
Abominable, atrocious, barbaric, barbarous, beastly, bloodless, bloodthirsty, brutal, brutish, callous, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, cut-throat, dastardly, devilish, diabolical, draconian, evil, ferocious, fiendish, fierce, flinty, ghastly, hard-hearted, harsh, heartless, heinous, hideous, homicidal, inclement, inhuman, inhumane, mean, merciless, monstrous, murderous, nasty, pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, sadistic, savage, severe, spiteful, stern, stony-hearted, uncaring, uncharitable, unemotional, unfeeling, unkind, unmerciful, unrelenting, unsparing, unsympathetic, vicious, vile, wicked, and sanguinary are all synonyms for cruel.
Agonizing, bitter, distressing, excruciating, grievous, grim, hard, harrowing, harsh, heart-rending, heartbreaking, painful, severe, tough, traumatic, upsetting, and distressful are all another word for cruel.
Cruel synonym page has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 5 synonyms with 4, 5, and 12 letters and 9 synonyms with 6, and 7 letters. 10 synonyms with 8 letters and 19 synonyms with 9 letters.
3 synonyms with 10 letters and 7 synonyms with 11 letters. 2 synonyms with 13 letters. For a total of 74 another word for cruel.
His actions were incredibly cruel.
The punishment seemed exceptionally cruel.
She spoke in a cruel tone.
They faced cruel treatment and hardship.