Cruel and Unprovoked

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

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

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Unprovoked adjective - Occurring without motivation or provocation.

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Cruel and unprovoked are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Unprovoked".

Clear Sky gives Jagged Peak a cruel and unprovoked one in Thunder Rising, calling him selfish and lazy.

Source: The Reason You Suck Speech / Literature
The Gadfly: Miriam has a tendency for some very cruel snark even if unprovoked.

Source: Literature / Miriam Black

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Unprovoked and Cruel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/unprovoked

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