Cruel and Roughshod

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Cruel adjective - (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering.

Usage example: cruel tortures

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Roughshod is a synonym for cruel. In some cases you can use "Roughshod" instead an adjective "Cruel".

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Roughshod adjective - (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering.

Usage example: Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks

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Cruel is a synonym for roughshod. You can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Roughshod".

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Roughshod and Cruel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/roughshod

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