Cruel and Nonsensical

Cruel

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

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Nonsensical

Nonsensical adjective - Conceived or made without regard for reason or reality.

Cruel and nonsensical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Nonsensical".

Nearby Word: nonsense

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin All for Nothing: Reggie ends up exactly where he started off; stuck in a cruel and completely nonsensical world that he can no longer stand.
  • Were Hicks' and Newt's death justified because they wouldn't have contributed much to the action on Fury 161, or was it cruel, pointless, nihilistic and nonsensical due to the chain of events that caused it?
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