Cruel and Potent

Cruel

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

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Potent

Potent adjective - Having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor).

Cruel and potent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Potent".

Both words in one sentence

  • But the globes are seeds of a potent and cruel ancestral evil that preys upon and kills cities....
  • Series / The Tunnel Cruel and Unusual Death: For his fourth 'truth', the Truth Terrorist murders several youths by placing a potent form of white phosphorous in their pockets.
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