143 entries under cruel topic. ×
| violent(adjective, clear, hard, severe, rough) | |
| brutal(adjective, good, bad, hard, cool) | |
| cold(adjective, good, mean, bad, hard) | |
| heartless(adjective, mean, hard, cool, severe) | |
| merciless(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh) | |
| relentless(adjective, mean, strong, hard, severe) | |
| rigorous(adjective, strong, hard, severe, rough) | |
| unrelenting(adjective, mean, strong, hard, severe) | |
| stringent(adjective, hard, severe, firm, difficult) | |
| austere(adjective, strong, hard, severe, sharp) | |
| hard-hearted(adjective, mean, hard, severe, harsh) | |
| indifferent(adjective, calm, mean, hard, cool) | |
| mean(noun, adjective, clear, hard, cool) | |
| pitiless(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, harsh) | |
| thick-skinned(noun, adjective, mean, hard, severe) | |
| toughened(noun, adjective, strong, hard, careless) | |
| uncaring(adjective, mean, hard, cool, severe) | |
| unsparing(adjective, strong, hard, severe, rough) | |
| wicked(adjective, clear, bad, strong, cool) | |
| hard-bitten(adjective, strong, hard, continue, rough) |
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