Synonyms of cruelty

cruelty

noun

ˈkrü(-ə)l-tē 

as in brutality

disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others

centuries after he ravaged Europe, Attila the Hun remains notorious for his cruelty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brutality
• atrocity
• barbarity
• inhumanity
• savagery
• sadism
• savageness
• heartlessness
• cruelness
• murderousness
• viciousness
• fiendishness
• barbarousness
• wantonness
• inhumanness
• truculence
• ruthlessness
• mercilessness
• meanness
• atrociousness
• ferocity
• oppressiveness
• pitilessness
• fierceness
• grimness
• ferociousness
• bloodthirstiness
• spitefulness
• malevolence
• maliciousness
• hatefulness
• hard-heartedness
• bloodlust
• malignity
• unfeelingness
• harshness
• sanguinity
• fellness
• nastiness
• sanguineness
• despitefulness
• cattiness
• heavy-handedness
• hardhandedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compassion
• sympathy
• humanity
• kindness
• humaneness
• tenderness
• benignity
• warmth
• tenderheartedness
• kindheartedness
• pity
• warmness
• good-heartedness
• mercy
• leniency
• clemency
• warmheartedness
• charitableness
• mercifulness

Examples of cruelty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

How scammers move money The case of Anne in Chicago illustrates both the cruelty of scam tactics and the way in which victims’ money is quickly spirited away. —Dan Mika, Miami Herald, 15 July 2024

Arrest records show that Monaco is facing the following charges: 1 count, first-degree child cruelty 1 count, felony murder This investigation into the 4-year-old's death remains active and ongoing. —Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024

Almodovar was arrested last Monday and charged with intentional cruelty to persons and risk of injury to a minor. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2024

In addition to second-degree murder, Jack is charged with two counts of failure to report a missing child and cruelty to a juvenile. —Mark Price, Miami Herald, 12 July 2024