Cruel and Unloving

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Cruel adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.

Usage example: the bully was fond of making cruel little jabs at his victim's sore points

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Unloving adjective - Not giving or reciprocating affection.

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Cruel and unloving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Unloving".

Nearby Words: unloved, unlovable, unlove

The fire siblings' father Ozai is a cruel, unloving figure that favored one over the other.

Source: Foil / Western Animation
Having spent fourteen years of her life in a circus with a cruel, unloving ringmaster, she dislikes grownups with a vengeance.

Source: Anime / Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

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Unloving and Cruel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/unloving

Cruel & Unloving. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/unloving>.

Unloving or Cruel. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/unloving.

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