Cruel
Cruel adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
Exhausting and cruel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exhausting" instead an adjective "Cruel".
Exhausting
Exhausting adjective - Having a debilitating effect.
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Synonyms for Exhausting
Cruel and exhausting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Exhausting".
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It was implied Revan exploited the Mandalorian tendency to go full-strength into any fight by tricking them into feints and exhausting their resources by cruel use of We Have Reserves.
Source: Soldier vs. Warrior -
In Love Celeb, lead female Kirara Nakazono is sent by her cruel manager Hanamaki to what seems to be a series of exhausting auditions in an hotel... but it turns out that the girls attending are supposed to invoke the trope.
Source: Casting Couch
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Exhausting and Cruel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/exhausting
Cruel & Exhausting. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/exhausting>.
Exhausting or Cruel. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/exhausting.
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