Synonyms|247Antonyms|29|Broader|12Narrower|6Related|102
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violence(cruelty, viciousness, illegality)
1
absolute monarchy
1
absoluteness
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abusiveness(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
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animality(noun, violence, severity, torture, cruelty)
1
argumentum baculinum
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ascendance
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assumption
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authoritativeness
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barbarism(noun, violence, severity, torture, cruelty)
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barbarity(noun, violence, severity, torture, cruelty)
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benevolent despotism
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bestiality(noun, violence, severity, torture, cruelty)
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big stick
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bloodthirstiness(noun, violence, severity, torture, cruelty)
1
brutality(noun, abuse, violence, misery, suffering)
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brute
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brutishness(noun, violence, severity, torture, cruelty)
1
calamity(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
1
callousness(noun, violence, severity, torture, cruelty)
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