Cruel and Drastic

Cruel

Cruel adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.

Drastic and cruel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Drastic" instead an adjective "Cruel".

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Drastic

Drastic adjective - Forceful and extreme and rigorous.
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Synonyms for Drastic

Cruel and drastic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Drastic".

Nearby Word: drastically

Both words in one sentence

  • Kogut: For me it was disappointment: lame sex-related jokes, low quality technobable, severe case of "magic exists only in Britain", OOC cruel acts, "most drastic possible measures" are used before attempting something less damaging, reaction of magic world is not believable...
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Drastic and Cruel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/drastic
Cruel & Drastic. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/drastic>.
Drastic or Cruel. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/drastic.
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