96 entries under cruel topic. ×
| heartless(adjective, mean, harsh, vicious) | |
| hostile(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, dark) | |
| savage(adjective, mean, hard, severe, rough) | |
| wicked(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty) | |
| arduous(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| painful(adjective, tough, harsh, grim) | |
| perverse(adjective, tough, severe, harsh) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, severe, harsh) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| vicious(adjective, mean, hard, severe, rough) | |
| violent(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh) | |
| barbarous(adjective, appearance, mean, severe, harsh) | |
| cutthroat(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, violent) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, dark) | |
| feral(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, violent) | |
| ferocious(adjective, mean, hard, severe, rough) | |
| grievous(adjective, tough, severe, harsh) | |
| hard as nails(expression, adjective, idiom, tough, severe) | |
| intemperate(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| ironfisted(adjective, mean, severe, harsh) |
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