Cruel
Tenacious
Tenacious adjective - Continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement.
Cruel and tenacious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Tenacious".
Nearby Words: tenacity, tenaciously
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Tenacious and Cruel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/tenacious
Cruel & Tenacious. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/tenacious>.
Tenacious or Cruel. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/tenacious.
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