Cruelty
Cruelty noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: centuries after he ravaged Europe, Attila the Hun remains notorious for his cruelty
Hard-heartedness and cruelty are semantically related. in brutality topic. In some cases you can use "Hard-heartedness" instead a noun "Cruelty".
Hard-heartedness
Cruelty and hard-heartedness are semantically related. You can use "Cruelty" instead a noun phrase "Hard-heartedness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- brutality and cruelty
- brutality and hard-heartedness
- savagery and cruelty
- savagery and hard-heartedness
- severity and cruelty
- severity and hard-heartedness
- harshness and cruelty
- harshness and hard-heartedness
- depravity and cruelty
- depravity and hard-heartedness
- atrocity and cruelty
- atrocity and hard-heartedness
- malice and cruelty
- malice and hard-heartedness
Cite this Source
Hard-heartedness and Cruelty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruelty/hard-heartedness
Cruelty & Hard-heartedness. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruelty/hard-heartedness>.
Hard-heartedness or Cruelty. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruelty/hard-heartedness.
