Brutal
Brutal adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: a brutal child who liked to torture animals
Despiteful and brutal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Despiteful" instead an adjective "Brutal".
Despiteful
Despiteful adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Brutal and despiteful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brutal" instead an adjective "Despiteful".
Mutual synonyms
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Despiteful and Brutal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutal/despiteful
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Despiteful or Brutal. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutal/despiteful.
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