Cruel and Endurable

Opposite meaning words

Cruel adjective - Difficult to endure.

Usage example: the cruel climate of the Arctic

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Endurable is an antonym for cruel.

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Endurable adjective - Capable of being endured.

Usage example: a flu shot is never pleasant, but I find the momentary pain entirely endurable

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Cruel is an antonym for endurable.

Nearby Words: endure, enduring, endurance, endured

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Endurable and Cruel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/endurable

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