Cruel and Tragic

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Cruel

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

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Tragic

Tragic adjective - Of a kind to cause great distress.

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Cruel and tragic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Tragic".

Nearby Words: tragically, tragical

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Here, while he is literally the Devil, his fall is portrayed as tragic and cruel.

Source: Series / Lucifer (2016)
Thorny: Yeah, I mean his shenanigans are cruel and tragic.

Source: Stop Saying That!
The Walking Dead gives a cruel and tragic example of this.

Source: Yank the Dog's Chain

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Tragic and Cruel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/tragic

Cruel & Tragic. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/tragic>.

Tragic or Cruel. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/tragic.

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