Cruel and Intolerable

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Cruel

Cruel adjective - Difficult to endure.
Usage example: the cruel climate of the Arctic
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Intolerable and cruel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intolerable" instead an adjective "Cruel".
Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Intolerable

Intolerable adjective - More than can be put up with.
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Cruel and intolerable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Intolerable".
Nearby Words: intolerant, intolerance, intolerably, intolerantly

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  • Lawful Evil This in itself would likely qualify him, but later his motives are revealed to be more complex: he's only cruel when it serves a purpose, and he's grooming Cale to the role of Angel of Death, the embodiment of God's wrath, who will wipe out humanity for its intolerable sins.
    Source: Lawful Evil
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Intolerable and Cruel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/intolerable
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