Beastliness and Compassion

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Beastliness noun - The manifestation of the traits or the gratification of the appetites of a lower animal.

Usage example: a film depicting the sheer beastliness of life in a street gang

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Compassion is an antonym for beastliness.

Nearby Words: beastly, beast

Compassion noun - Sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune.

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Beastliness is an antonym for compassion.

Nearby Words: compass, compassionate, compassed, compassionately, compassing

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Compassion and Beastliness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/beastliness/compassion

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