Cruel
Grotesque
Grotesque adjective - Disagreeable to one's aesthetic or artistic sense.
Cruel and grotesque are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Grotesque".
Nearby Word: grotesquely
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- Features a nine year old Clem and pregnant Christa interacting with select characters from S2 as well as an original cast, along with a focus on Clem and Sarah working together to overcome the horrors of the cruel and grotesque world they're trapped in.
Source: Fanfic Recs / The Walking Dead -
Sanford and Son: Fred's cruel jokes about Aunt Esther have included remarks about her being as grotesque in appearance as King Kong and Godzilla, among other movie monsters.
Source: Gonk -
Grotesque violence, rather Uncanny Valley-rific people (but maybe just because of the mimics and blood) and all in all extremely cruel...
Source: Nightmare Fuel / Music Videos
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Grotesque and Cruel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/grotesque
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