Cruel and Toilsome

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

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Toilsome adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.

Usage example: faced with the toilsome task of cleaning out her deceased father's homestead

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Cruel and toilsome are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Toilsome".

Nearby Word: toil

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Toilsome and Cruel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/toilsome

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