Cruel and Exploitive

Cruel

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

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Exploitive

Exploitive adjective - Tending to exploit or make use of.
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Synonyms for Exploitive

Cruel and exploitive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Exploitive".
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