Cruel and Older

Cruel

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

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Older

Older adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.

Cruel and older are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Older".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Lawful Evil Home Alone gives you Buzz the older Mcallister brother who is cruel to Kevin but uses his status as the older sibling to get himself out of trouble.
    Source: Lawful Evil
  • Ramsay is cruel, sadistic, was taken care of by his mother and never met his father until he was much older, murdered his half-brother when he got the chance, and is Molag Bal's champion.
  • Cruel and Unusual Death Wham Episode: Casper and Saki appearing as older versions of themselves and announcing the start of the next mutual killing.
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