Cruel
Unjust
Unjust adjective - Not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception.
Cruel and unjust are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Unjust".
Nearby Words: unjustified, unjustly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Anti-Hero Qaira Eltruan is not a hero by any means, and the methods he goes about 'protecting his world' are usually evil, cruel and unjust.
Source: Literature / The Antithesis -
In The Antithesis, main character Qaira Eltruan is not a hero by any means, and the methods he goes about 'protecting his world' are usually evil, cruel and unjust.
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The event causes a lot of problems throughout the Northern Kingdoms, but admittedly, the guy was a cruel and unjust ruler who was especially guilty of persecuting nonhumans.
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Unjust and Cruel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/unjust
Cruel & Unjust. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/unjust>.
Unjust or Cruel. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/unjust.
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