Cruel
Cruel adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
Unfortunate and cruel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Cruel".
Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Cruel and unfortunate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Both words in one sentence
- The cruel and unfortunate truth is that while the Reapers focus on Earth, we can prepare and regroup.
Source: Ungrateful Bastard -
Salarian Valern requires Shepard to rescue him from Cerberus, and the supposedly reasonable asari Tevos first states that, "The cruel and unfortunate truth is that while the Reapers focus on Earth, we can prepare and regroup," then refuses to give Shepard a vital clue until it is already too late.
Source: Head-in-the-Sand Management -
Cruel and Unusual Death: In many cases, the Creeper removes the desired organs/appendages while the unfortunate victim is still alive, then leaves them to die a slow, agonising death.
Source: Film / Jeepers Creepers
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Unfortunate and Cruel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/unfortunate
Cruel & Unfortunate. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/unfortunate>.
Unfortunate or Cruel. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/unfortunate.
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