Cruel and Lifeless

Cruel

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

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Lifeless

Lifeless adjective - No longer living.

Cruel and lifeless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Lifeless".

Nearby Words: life, lifelessly

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • They will vomit, and they will wither, and they will cry silently as they are transformed into pale, skinny mockeries of the human form not by a disease, but by the cure, helplessly watching this cruel world from behind lifeless, sleepy eyes.
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