Cruelty : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with C > Cruelty

Looking for words with meaning close to 'cruelty': discover synonyms for the word cruelty, such as cruelness or pitilessness.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as cruelty. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": cruelness and pitilessness.


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Synonyms for cruelty sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for cruelty Degree of synonymy of cruelty Frequency in the language
cruelness
   30048  
pitilessness
   30048  
ruthlessness
   30048 0.10  
mercilessness
   30046  
harshness
   30042 0.14  
cruel
   20050 18.35  
callous
   20049 0.98  
meanness
   20048 0.51  
atrocity
   20048 0.63  
cruelly
   20048 0.47  
ruthless
   20048 4.14  
inhumanity
   20048 0.22  
evil
   20047 73.16  
ill-treatment
   20047  
wickedness
   20047 0.76  
atrocious
   20046 0.69  
barbarous
   20044 0.22  
barbarity
   20044 0.06  
barbarism
   20044 0.29  

Lexical field of "cruelty"

cruelness
pitilessness
ruthlessness
mercilessness
harshness
inhuman treatment
cruel
callous
meanness
atrocity
cruelly
ruthless
inhumanity
evil
ill-treatment
wickedness
atrocious
barbarous
barbarity
barbarism
barbaric
savagery
severity
abuse
brutality
harsh
maltreatment
brutal
mistreatment
rigour
toughness
abused
ferocity
savage
violence
humane
massacre
hunt
cold-blooded
ill-treated
ill-treating
viciousness
heartlessness
sadism
unkindness
injustice
murderousness
callousness
brutishness
bloodthirstiness