Synonyms for cruel | cruel synonyms

brutal (adjective)

Synonyms:

vicious, atrocious, oppressive, sadistic, murderous, violent, abusive, brutish.

inhuman (adjective)

Synonyms:

inhumane, fiendish.

harsh (adjective)

Synonyms:

severe, grim.

heartless (adjective)

Synonyms:

ruthless, merciless, pitiless, remorseless.

barbaric (adjective)

Synonyms:

barbarous.

savage (noun)

Synonyms:

bitter, brute.

painful (adjective)

Synonyms:

torturous, agonizing.

tough (noun)

Synonyms:

rough, stiff.

hard (adjective)

fierce (adjective)

Synonyms:

ferocious.

relentless (adjective)

Synonyms:

unrelenting.

bestial, cruelly, severely, unforgiving, brutality, cruelty, atrocity, dire, angry, unkind, ruthlessly,