Cruel and Effortful

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

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Effortful adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.

Usage example: the book's abstruse subject matter and dense prose make for effortful reading

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Cruel and effortful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Effortful".

Nearby Words: effort, effortlessly, effortless

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Effortful and Cruel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/effortful

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