Cruel synonyms such as distressing, abominable, agonizing, and bitter. Cruel is an adjective, and its antonyms are compassionate and merciful. Additionally, here are 77 synonyms for cruel and words similar to it.
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, sanguinary, savage, severe, spiteful, stern, stony-hearted, uncaring, uncharitable, unemotional, unfeeling, unkind, unmerciful, unrelenting, unsparing, unsympathetic, vicious, vile, and wicked.
Agonizing, bitter, distressful, distressing, excruciating, grievous, grim, hard, harrowing, harsh, heart-rending, heartbreaking, painful, severe, tough, traumatic, and upsetting.