Cruelty
Cruelty noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.
Obdurateness and cruelty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obdurateness" instead a noun "Cruelty".
Obdurateness
Obdurateness noun - A steadfast adherence to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.
Cruelty and obdurateness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruelty" instead a noun "Obdurateness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- severity and cruelty
- severity and obdurateness
- harshness and cruelty
- harshness and obdurateness
- coldness and cruelty
- coldness and obdurateness
- hardness and cruelty
- hardness and obdurateness
- rigidity and cruelty
- rigidity and obdurateness
- sternness and cruelty
- sternness and obdurateness
- stringency and cruelty
- stringency and obdurateness
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Obdurateness and Cruelty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruelty/obdurateness
Cruelty & Obdurateness. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruelty/obdurateness>.
Obdurateness or Cruelty. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruelty/obdurateness.
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