Cruel and Wayward

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Cruel

Cruel adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
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Wayward and cruel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wayward" instead an adjective "Cruel".
Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Wayward

Wayward adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.
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Cruel and wayward are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Wayward".

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  • Film / Diary of a Lost Girl Thymian, now pregnant without benefit of marriage, is thrown into a brutal reformatory for "wayward women", run by a cruel headmaster and headmistress.
    Source: Film / Diary of a Lost Girl
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Wayward and Cruel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/wayward
Cruel & Wayward. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/wayward>.
Wayward or Cruel. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/wayward.

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