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What is another word for
cruel
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Adjective
Inflicting suffering onto others without conscience
Upsetting in nature
Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load
Characterized by the use of wit, especially to offend
Given freely and generously
Verb
(
chiefly Australia, New Zealand
)
To spoil or ruin in some manner
To ruin or put an end to something
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Adjective
▲
Inflicting suffering onto others without conscience
brutal
savage
inhuman
barbaric
barbarous
brutish
bloodthirsty
murderous
homicidal
cut-throat
vicious
ferocious
fierce
wicked
evil
fiendish
devilish
diabolical
heinous
abominable
monstrous
atrocious
vile
hideous
ghastly
nasty
spiteful
mean
callous
malicious
sadistic
ruthless
merciless
unmerciful
pitiless
malevolent
unsparing
unrelenting
remorseless
uncaring
unsympathetic
malignant
uncharitable
heartless
stony-hearted
hard-hearted
cold-hearted
cold-blooded
nefarious
bloodless
unfeeling
unemotional
unkind
inhumane
severe
harsh
stern
inclement
flinty
draconian
beastly
dastardly
bestial
depraved
immoral
maleficent
pernicious
sanguinary
truculent
slaughterous
uncompassionate
violent
wolfish
wrathful
brute
butcherly
hateful
roughshod
virulent
wanton
hard
insensitive
grim
tough
bad
stony
hellish
obdurate
unforgiving
relentless
vindictive
cold
unpleasant
rough
hard-boiled
compassionless
hurtful
indurate
base
hostile
desensitized
US
insensate
unpitying
soulless
affectless
despicable
implacable
horrible
ironhearted
stonyhearted
bitter
case-hardened
rigorous
take-no-prisoners
hardhearted
unfriendly
catty
pachydermatous
thick-skinned
desensitised
UK
stoney
inconsiderate
malign
slash-and-burn
foul
terrible
inflexible
villainous
bloody
contemptible
rancorous
poisonous
infernal
low
destructive
austere
dirty
venomous
baleful
strict
oppressive
shocking
fell
low-down
unbending
mean-spirited
inexorable
uncompromising
unmoved
heavy
stiff
loathsome
unfair
dark
ill-natured
despiteful
indifferent
onerous
dreadful
with a heart of stone
odious
rotten
awful
rigid
execrable
unyielding
black
grievous
exacting
appalling
unspeakable
dangerous
horrid
satanic
diabolic
flagitious
iniquitous
harrowing
demonic
rude
stringent
rugged
egregious
abhorrent
thoughtless
lacking compassion
burdensome
gross
demanding
arduous
black-hearted
shameful
unconcerned
malefic
detestable
dishonourable
UK
trying
intolerant
difficult
strenuous
bloody-minded
ungodly
deadly
wretched
cutthroat
sanguineous
dishonorable
US
obnoxious
outrageous
horrifying
exhausting
sinful
vengeful
ignoble
steely
killing
hardened
criminal
punishing
extreme
aggressive
disagreeable
hardhanded
coarse
sanguine
murdering
injurious
hard-nosed
tyrannical
gruesome
drastic
offensive
disgusting
shabby
coldhearted
harmful
unprincipled
evil-intentioned
excruciating
demoniac
infamous
frightful
macabre
wounding
churlish
crude
grisly
wild
authoritarian
perverted
snide
firm
mortal
lethal
gruelling
UK
unremitting
scandalous
sapping
reprehensible
unappeasable
heavy-handed
ungracious
unresponsive
corrupt
punitive
cacodemonic
taxing
grueling
US
sordid
evil-minded
horrendous
nightmarish
devastating
excessive
ruinous
degenerate
ornery
wearing
revengeful
stressful
vulgar
adamant
Mephistophelian
killer
wrong
crushing
tiring
troublesome
forbidding
apathetic
intolerable
abusive
horrific
ignominious
ghoulish
marble-hearted
laborious
detrimental
frightening
formidable
crippling
frigid
sinister
reprobate
deleterious
surly
vitriolic
desperate
disgraceful
noxious
lousy
ill-disposed
lurid
fearful
ungenerous
feral
searing
terrific
destroying
uncivilized
US
forceful
dishonest
scurvy
demoniacal
accursed
cantankerous
demonical
challenging
shady
obscene
uncouth
intimidating
unrefined
testing
boorish
back-breaking
heedless
ominous
currish
morbid
acrimonious
menacing
perverse
defamatory
toilsome
antagonistic
weighty
uncivilised
UK
adamantine
dog-eat-dog
waspish
death-dealing
unjust
underhand
wearisome
careless
furious
low-minded
intransigent
exorbitant
inimical
maniacal
damnable
uphill
bothersome
self-centered
US
sick
sickening
unscrupulous
unworthy
nauseating
despotic
bellicose
baneful
grewsome
nightmare
fatiguing
ramrod
unwarranted
uncivil
impolite
stinking
gruff
dour
dissolute
crooked
repellent
repugnant
ill
intemperate
scoundrelly
unlawful
self-centred
UK
strong
degraded
ungrateful
impious
untamed
draining
disreputable
lamentable
tactless
irksome
icy
antipathetic
iron-fisted
hard as nails
hellacious
ill-humored
US
unkindly
gory
paltry
damaging
exasperating
dire
terrifying
eerie
bad-tempered
unmindful
deathly
unrestrained
arbitrary
torturous
loutish
swingeing
ill-tempered
illiberal
ill-humoured
UK
unappreciative
sharp
uncultured
cool
unruly
impetuous
crass
unloving
inappreciative
splenetic
unthankful
threatening
sticky
immoderate
cussed
resentful
debased
ironfisted
facinorous
unholy
revolting
treacherous
bad-natured
hard-bitten
abject
enervating
angry
roguish
immovable
godawful
determined
crazed
pugnacious
disinterested
pestilent
thuggish
rascally
filthy
cross
bearish
unthanking
amoral
insensible
headstrong
wearying
stubborn
malfeasant
thankless
backbreaking
dogged
lawless
untouched
unflinching
adverse
mad
unrighteous
traumatic
discourteous
intense
resolute
hardheaded
serious
unbearable
worrying
underhanded
insufferable
ugly
warped
obstinate
deplorable
unethical
distressing
nocuous
aloof
bent
exigent
pressured
frustrating
serpentine
hair-raising
wilful
not cricket
fatal
fraught
ungentlemanly
vexatious
vexing
disdainful
spine-chilling
from hell
lukewarm
halfhearted
aversive
warlike
uncongenial
inelegant
improper
exploitative
petty
uncalled for
satanical
stone-hearted
cowardly
tedious
servile
flagrant
terminal
nerve-racking
grinding
maddened
tyrannous
tigerish
inordinate
unwavering
inhospitable
raging
upsetting
unacceptable
swinish
contrary
unswerving
unshakeable
belligerent
impassive
acid
poison
murder
disastrous
cheap
unamiable
off
alarming
suppressive
curt
critical
unchristian
inured
barbarian
shrewish
bilious
tormenting
tortuous
subhuman
weird
cynical
rabid
demonian
Luciferian
steep
debilitating
lewd
indecent
unreasonable
brusque
fiery
vital
extortionate
bullying
illegal
illicit
without sentiment
felonious
hardline
impure
bleak
unlikable
illegitimate
uncultivated
undue
objectionable
grotesque
annoying
fearsome
primitive
profane
extravagant
blunt
delirious
internecine
red in tooth and claw
hairy
ogreish
unhealthy
unconscionable
selfish
indefatigable
dead
toughened
tense
not nice
profligate
indurated
louring
sour
licentious
ungentle
sullen
spiritless
bound
unmovable
inequitable
repulsive
stark
oafish
unsusceptible
cannibalistic
unhallowed
deadened
frenetic
ill-bred
unpolished
abandoned
prejudicial
bluff
mischievous
frantic
cold fish
discreditable
terrorizing
US
anxious
rowdy
spooky
prohibitive
pressing
scornful
contentious
stingy
radical
ill-mannered
lowering
intractable
unsavory
US
unsavoury
UK
afflictive
feelingless
unaffected
unrepenting
mulish
ossified
bullheaded
stiff-necked
notorious
wrongful
unwholesome
grave
Herculean
twisted
dirty rotten
uncalled-for
single-minded
uncontrollable
undignified
unendurable
culpable
abrupt
scary
no-nonsense
browbeating
out of order
unbecoming
impossible
OTT
devious
disrespectful
lowbrow
as hard as nails
shameless
viperous
unladylike
undiplomatic
cast-iron
vigorous
below the belt
forcible
terrorising
UK
scummy
autocratic
dead set on
bound and determined
impenetrable
deceitful
obtuse
hectic
agitating
moiling
sweaty
uncomfortable
herculean
dodgy
menial
hazardous
over the top
unstirred
effortful
domineering
bloodcurdling
hard-line
contemptuous
off-color
morally wrong
anxiety-ridden
unhappy
ogry
ogrish
stonehearted
ravening
ignorant
hating
abrasive
unlettered
Hadean
backbiting
barbed
cutting
high
irreconcilable
without pity
slanderous
gloating
sneaky
butcherous
dispassionate
ravenous
lupine
voracious
uncommiserating
competitive
detached
caustic
hatchetjob
coldblooded
constant
grudge-bearing
loveless
summary
Stygian
arch
Draconian
matter-of-fact
imperturbable
premeditated
hate-filled
sky-high
inflated
aberrant
unappreciated
mephistophelean
avaricious
unregenerate
greedy
uncontrite
spleenful
squint-eyed
possessed
decimating
hard-fought
involving bloodshed
repressive
deliberate
needless
unjustified
senseless
unnatural
shoddy
sarcastic
killer instinct
censorious
confrontational
combative
stupid
avenging
scathy
unprovoked
punitory
insidious
full of hate
lifeless
sacrilegious
irreligious
blasphemous
sorry
joyless
unsociable
militant
uncool
envious
erring
fallen
unsympathizing
gratuitous
groundless
motiveless
wreakful
out for revenge
retaliatory
grudging
unempathetic
anaesthetized
UK
uncordial
crotchety
anesthetized
US
sensationless
emotionless
sworn
of evil intent
dictatorial
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
artful
perilous
mechanical
unsafe
cat-and-mouse
scrappy
godless
torpid
impenitent
unimpressionable
insentient
piggish
gluttonous
God-awful
unclean
yucky
ferine
animal
carnal
irrational
prurient
lou
worrisome
unjustifiable
worthless
imperceptive
spartan
chilling
very severe
towering
overweening
at each other's throats
blank
prejudicious
overbearing
intimidatory
ill-boding
foreboding
sullied
tainted
hard-hitting
expressionless
accidentally on purpose
inconvenient
awkward
deadpan
inattentive
unsensitive
impervious
incurious
oblivious
toxic
utilitarian
inexpressive
gray
US
grey
UK
faceless
debauched
heathen
willed
unmotivated
aggravating
high-handed
ironhanded
brassbound
aching
hurting
overextravagant
insane
plethoric
baroque
overmuch
overdue
contaminated
faulty
putrid
insubordinate
libidinous
demoralised
UK
miscreant
demoralized
US
minatory
minacious
peccable
unsophisticated
Neanderthal
philistine
hooligan
frosty
sombre
UK
shadowy
somber
US
full of spleen
negative
indictable
transgressing
caitiff
aimless
unpermissive
timid
weak
inured to
uneducated
chilly
a nuisance
persnickety
assiduous
unflagging
unstoppable
tireless
sedulous
deaf to
blind to
aspersive
ruffianly
blackguardly
robust
great
unwelcoming
tight
tricky
fixed
ribald
indelicate
indecorous
unmannerly
solid
disciplinarian
resolved
hard-core
steadfast
ascetical
by the book
absolute
astringent
disciplinary
imperious
dyed-in-the-wool
ascetic
inept
bungling
mortuary
incurable
untreatable
pat
pigheaded
opinionated
pertinacious
willful
self-willed
inconvincible
self-opinionated
illiterate
delinquent
slippery
two-faced
defiled
scheming
sly
shifty
unconscientious
ghostly
funereal
spookish
biased
prejudiced
insupportable
undisciplined
insolent
wayward
double-crossing
thievish
an imposition
hard-shell
unattractive
Rhadamanthine
despisable
miserly
mercenary
inglorious
beggarly
natty
prostrating
roughcast
vulgarian
bawdy
impertinent
maddening
preposterous
heathenish
Neandertal
benighted
natural
mephitic
self-indulgent
vitiated
self-seeking
conscienceless
decadent
questionable
corrupted
crafty
overstrict
coercive
ironic
discriminatory
convulsive
carking
disturbing
superincumbent
O.T.T.
a stinker of a
frank
outspoken
bad-mannered
untutored
pounding
tenacious
set
unabated
insistent
hard-headed
brick-wall
sepulchral
morose
unlovable
disparaging
errant
libertine
scrofulous
squalid
incorrigible
unmannered
yobbish
knavish
peccant
undesirable
accustomed
habituated
poker-faced
slaying
pestilential
life-threatening
suicidal
carcinogenic
pestiferous
mortiferous
raving
enraged
incessive
undomesticated
scurrilous
too great
shaming
disgracing
debauching
depraving
debasing
contumelious
opprobrious
impolitic
unconsiderate
partisan
tasteless
lowbred
foul-mouthed
artless
unceremonious
common
loud
infuriated
rapacious
very bad
biffo
animalistic
aggers
irritating
hanging tough
sickly
roughneck
incult
raffish
irritable
discriminating
partial
bigoted
unequal
speaking as one finds
plain-spoken
calling a spade a spade
unloveable
berserk
peevish
hardy
experienced
sturdy
stout
seasoned
unplacatable
iron-handed
unmollifiable
inescapable
unpacifiable
frenzied
weighted
distorted
slanted
preferential
coloured
UK
catastrophic
pessimistic
misanthropic
mordacious
grumpy
disobliging
snappish
crabbed
curmudgeonly
petulant
woeful
crying
cataclysmic
crucial
calamitous
unbalanced
fraudulent
cheating
loaded
uneven
acclimatized
US
coarsened
used
ineluctable
high-impact
drudgy
tiresome
agonizing
US
thorny
unnerving
tough going
titanic
mighty
operose
galling
ambitious
worksome
distressful
depleting
uphill battle
shattering
knackering
hard-won
backbreaker
immense
no picnic
energy-consuming
marathon
daunting
painful
bruising
ponderous
staggering
colossal
like getting blood out of a stone
solemn
almighty
discomforting
dicey
easier said than done
slavish
torturesome
toilful
labored
US
tall
upstream
laboured
UK
high-pressure
really hard
jarring
scabrous
problematic
agonising
UK
troubling
difficile
cumbersome
problem
gargantuan
not easy
painstaking
very hard
gigantic
prickly
sulky
urgent
explosive
assertive
hotheaded
unchangeable
immobile
necessary
ironclad
compulsory
dyspeptic
tetchy
grouchy
ratty
gloomy
direful
dismal
blameworthy
inexcusable
false
one-sided
unrightful
non-objective
colored
US
impassioned
crazy
agitated
hysterical
feverish
fuming
radge
potent
unforgivable
hard-edged
inaccessible
acclimatised
UK
steeled
unsentimental
irreverent
hard-as-nails
resistant
unashamed
benumbed
unsubmissive
prepared
hopeless
dread
miserable
redoubtable
irretrievable
sick-making
disgustful
loathly
abysmal
portentous
bodeful
chronic
parlous
snappy
uptight
quarrelsome
querulous
pettish
unhelpful
whiny
eristic
crabby
disputatious
mean business
locked in
hot-tempered
hot-headed
oppressing
heartbreaking
unfortunate
scowling
regrettable
knock-down-and-drag-out
blood-and-guts
knock-down
out of control
drag-out
hammer and tongs
set in stone
no going back
hell bent on
out of sorts
grody
beyond the pale
full-blooded
bang-bang
like death and taxes
mean machine
having a killer instinct
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“Commodus was a
cruel
emperor who sought to inflict pain and torture on Maximus through devilish means.”
Adjective
▲
Upsetting in nature
harsh
severe
grim
grievous
hard
tough
bitter
harrowing
heartbreaking
tragic
heart-rending
distressing
heavy
upsetting
grave
traumatic
unkind
painful
troubling
agonising
UK
agonizing
US
dreadful
sad
troublesome
unfortunate
dismaying
excruciating
regrettable
unpleasant
vexing
dire
discomforting
dismal
distressful
exacting
irksome
lamentable
nasty
taxing
trying
woeful
worrying
stressful
unforgiving
afflicting
galling
heartrending
hurtful
tormenting
torturous
brutal
searing
oppressive
rough
onerous
rugged
burdensome
savage
awful
stiff
inhuman
wretched
murderous
bad
hardhanded
miserable
unbearable
unendurable
disturbing
gut-wrenching
pitiless
merciless
ruthless
rigorous
disagreeable
disquieting
terrible
difficult
forbidding
rotten
distasteful
unpalatable
unhappy
calamitous
hostile
doleful
tragical
mean
serious
unrelenting
relentless
insufferable
vicious
bleak
horrible
horrendous
disconcerting
objectionable
horrific
horrid
worrisome
vexatious
unsavory
US
unsettling
revolting
loathsome
appalling
daunting
horrifying
perturbing
displeasing
unwelcome
mortifying
fierce
intense
yukky
yucky
sour
icky
offensive
annoying
gloomy
humourless
UK
sober
humorless
US
solemn
acute
uncongenial
unlovely
unpleasing
poor
execrable
abominable
uncomfortable
ghastly
agitating
atrocious
foul
lousy
vile
gruesome
frightful
sedate
afflictive
pathetic
unsavoury
UK
troublous
frightening
fraught
macabre
hairy
nightmarish
grisly
killing
sorrowful
depressing
monstrous
hellacious
saddening
deplorable
anguished
barbarous
austere
spartan
straitened
damaging
unfriendly
dark
wounding
critical
injurious
oppressed
impoverished
stark
intolerable
insupportable
impossible
poverty-stricken
peracute
sharp
harmful
significant
mortal
strict
rigid
pitiful
racking
stern
not to be borne
inexorable
pitiable
sorry
hellish
extreme
cheerless
uncompromising
torturing
raging
wrenching
piercing
implacable
afflicted
mournful
grieving
unlucky
plaintive
tear-jerking
exquisite
repressive
staid
sobersided
piteous
disconsolate
agonized
US
tearing
violent
suffering
vehement
tortuous
struggling
flinty
disastrous
catastrophic
tortured
racked
agonised
UK
feeble
disappointing
paltry
weighty
unsmiling
obdurate
astringent
no-nonsense
uncomic
hard-nosed
crummy
sombre
UK
odious
repellent
unnerving
detestable
irritating
repulsive
repugnant
discomposing
somber
US
po-faced
poignant
unsatisfactory
stinking
hideous
lurid
disgusting
nauseating
unacceptable
abysmal
sickening
obnoxious
gross
undesirable
diabolical
unappealing
repellant
uncool
awkward
grotty
shocking
godawful
abhorrent
uninviting
grody
ugly
affecting
nauseous
beastly
concerning
chilling
ferocious
wicked
remorseless
great
sore
nerve-racking
off-putting
nail-biting
extremely bad
nerve-wracking
heart-breaking
inclement
intemperate
provoking
hard-hearted
alarming
discouraging
moving
nagging
wearisome
perplexing
embarrassing
bothersome
inconvenient
harassing
aggravating
melancholy
devastating
laborious
ominous
sinister
foreboding
threatening
disheartening
tiresome
startling
discommoding
toilsome
consequential
dangerous
powerful
touching
crushing
tricky
forceful
dreary
creepy
dispiriting
thorny
intrusive
impeding
disruptive
hopeless
destructive
pessimistic
funereal
strong
melancholic
haunting
confronting
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
stirring
desolate
ruinous
deadly
drear
joyless
sticky
vigorous
prophetic
uncertain
demoralizing
US
problematic
dejecting
fearful
lethal
discomfiting
mighty
punishing
demoralising
UK
morose
ungovernable
comfortless
exasperating
lachrymose
overwhelming
heart-wrenching
biting
strenuous
terrifying
delicate
black
adverse
scarring
hefty
emotional
impressive
tearful
impactful
sensitive
thunderous
tense
uneasy
drab
flustering
demanding
ticklish
abject
prickly
fatal
rueful
unmanageable
dolorous
passionate
unpropitious
problematical
maddening
infuriating
dodgy
knotty
inauspicious
forlorn
evil
intractable
depressive
furious
sullen
incommodious
explosive
glum
almighty
consuming
distressed
forcible
arduous
blistering
rancid
life-threatening
pesky
potent
resounding
hateful
lugubrious
dynamic
stinging
excessive
very bad
intensive
smart
sobering
perilous
menacing
parlous
precarious
grief-stricken
pain-filled
desolating
feel-bad
blinding
mind-blowing
restless
nervous
anxious
soaring
emotive
shattering
uncoveted
anguishing
unwanted
mirthless
dispirited
dolesome
obscene
Spartan
crashing
invidious
telling
soul-stirring
uplifting
heart-warming
cataclysmic
cold
depressed
despairing
niggling
plaguy
pestiferous
pestilential
tricksy
touchy
touch-and-go
spiny
catchy
derisible
dingy
plangent
pensive
dejected
despondent
mephitical
irritable
bewildering
testing
troubled
revulsive
frustrating
unamusing
grueling
US
penetrating
heartwarming
affective
aggressive
extremely upsetting
considerable
barro
burning
caustic
cutting
scandalous
noisome
fulsome
noxious
deathly
hapless
fateful
importunate
pestilent
charged
unpopular
unattractive
major
emotionally moving
operose
formidable
pounding
gruelling
UK
unsparing
undisciplined
murder
uphill
rowdy
infestive
messy
disorderly
inhospitable
scabrous
stringent
hazardous
ill-fated
teary
disenchanting
tickly
unenviable
arousing affect
unlikable
tasteless
flavourless
UK
flavorless
US
dislikable
insipid
yicky
savorless
flat
ill-starred
big
grinding
sentimental
tender
expressive
nostalgic
bumpy
blue
morbid
itchy
scratchy
unwished-for
overpowering
causing discomfort
ill-fitting
compromising
humiliating
unreasonable
cyclonic
demeaning
degrading
wild
all-powerful
death-dealing
recalcitrant
embarrassed
cringeworthy
dicey
untimely
discountenancing
perverse
wayward
cringey
gnarly
improper
shameful
inordinate
profound
uncontrollable
toe-curling
fiery
rampaging
rabid
uncontrolled
rampant
riotous
unrestrained
egregious
cringe-making
storming
immoderate
unchecked
fearsome
deep
unfettered
uncurbed
inflamed
unbridled
keen
emphatic
desperate
hot
urgent
energetic
concentrated
peppery
convulsive
flaming
enraged
blustery
paroxysmal
turbulent
volcanic
frenzied
coercive
stormy
outrageous
tumultuous
aroused
tempestuous
heavy-duty
gale force
out of control
full of force
beyond bearing
more than one can bear
more than flesh and blood can stand
more ❯
“Jeremy's injury is a
cruel
blow to himself and to his team who rely on him.”
Adjective
▲
Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load
harsh
brutal
bleak
grievous
grim
hard
bitter
disagreeable
rough
tough
trying
bad
discomforting
excruciating
heavy
hostile
inclement
inhospitable
intemperate
oppressive
severe
uncomfortable
austere
biting
burdensome
comfortless
forbidding
hardhanded
inhuman
rugged
searing
unfriendly
unpleasant
wild
onerous
stiff
murderous
tyrannical
despotic
repressive
dictatorial
domineering
autocratic
unjust
overbearing
authoritarian
undemocratic
tyrannous
strict
draconian
coercive
heavy-handed
anti-democratic
iron-fisted
overwhelming
absolute
imperious
totalitarian
ruthless
high-handed
peremptory
dominating
overweening
illiberal
ironhanded
demanding
mean
stifling
forceful
excessive
abusive
fascist
harrowing
intolerable
suppressive
unbearable
hellish
tempestuous
stormy
turbulent
punishing
tumultuous
unforgiving
violent
constraining
prohibiting
restrictive
exploitive
governing
arbitrary
fascistic
autocratical
unreasonable
bossy
masterful
czarist
tsarist
iron-handed
authoritative
magisterial
bullying
monocratic
Neronian
crushing
punitive
pitiless
merciless
inexorable
relentless
unfair
disheartening
gloomy
backbreaking
discouraging
weighty
worrying
sombre
UK
distressing
exacting
troublesome
stressful
hefty
dismal
exigent
depressive
troubling
dispiriting
somber
US
taxing
depressing
confining
headache
superincumbent
rough going
more ❯
“They reached the top of the mountain despite the
cruel
conditions and climate.”
Adjective
▲
Characterized by the use of wit, especially to offend
cutting
scathing
sharp
sarcastic
biting
mordant
acerbic
caustic
sardonic
bitter
barbed
acid
trenchant
vitriolic
acrimonious
nasty
corrosive
pungent
venomous
malicious
severe
spiteful
tart
hurtful
satirical
vicious
snarky
acidulous
acerb
satiric
acrid
acidic
pointed
mordacious
scalding
wounding
critical
unkind
mean
catty
poisonous
hateful
snide
abrasive
callous
sarky
heartless
crisp
cold
smart-aleck
smart-mouthed
smart-alecky
squint-eyed
harsh
stinging
virulent
astringent
searing
incisive
piercing
savage
rancorous
penetrating
withering
hostile
vindictive
keen
devastating
maleficent
unfriendly
brusque
malignant
rude
malign
waspish
razor-edged
malefic
brutal
hard
malevolent
belittling
pernicious
abusive
stern
evil-intentioned
scornful
derisive
blistering
fierce
offensive
splenetic
aggressive
unpleasant
antagonistic
ill-natured
contemptuous
ferocious
mocking
unsparing
derogatory
rough
distressing
scorching
unsympathetic
pitiless
curt
grim
baleful
dry
cynical
inconsiderate
destructive
resentful
extremely critical
burning
despiteful
churlish
bad
insensitive
envenomed
evil
vituperative
derisory
disparaging
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
slighting
prejudicial
austere
insulting
vengeful
bilious
harmful
grievous
sharp-worded
angry
thoughtless
peppery
double-edged
ungracious
unblunted
taunting
piquant
poignant
snarling
coruscating
snappish
snippy
testy
acetose
short
snappy
disapproving
merciless
backbiting
strict
exacting
mischievous
stabbing
rigid
rigorous
salty
violent
painful
upsetting
jeering
sulphurous
UK
sulfurous
US
injurious
damaging
unrelenting
edged
stringent
shrewish
slanderous
defamatory
truculent
acute
sadistic
acetic
tonic
wicked
ruthless
wanton
cold-blooded
tough
tactless
inappropriate
menacing
grudging
hate-filled
grating
unfeeling
irritating
annoying
galling
hypercritical
demeaning
carping
censuring
condemning
cursing
vitriolous
dirty
viperous
ornery
viperish
toxicant
cussed
comfortless
spiky
argumentative
gruff
irascible
crabbed
dripping venom
full of spleen
full of gall
accidentally on purpose
slashing
rapier-like
sharp-tongued
dripping with malice
hard to take
rubbing the wrong way
sneering
scoffing
ironical
disrespectful
disdainful
arrogant
ironic
contumelious
polemic
ridiculing
scurrilous
wry
backhanded
chaffing
denigratory
jibing
uncomplimentary
dismissive
contentious
telling
saucy
needling
detracting
twitting
captious
disillusioned
weisenheiming
strong
polemical
degrading
pejorative
teasing
pillorying
blunt
forceful
lampooning
pugnacious
insolent
pithy
wise
discourteous
witty
ridiculous
smart
defiant
surly
irreverent
belligerent
snidey
emphatic
cross
choleric
disputatious
crushing
terse
laconic
drilling
clear-cut
vehement
controversial
corroding
sound
impertinent
overwhelming
overpowering
derogative
depreciative
detractive
decrying
depreciatory
deprecatory
denigrative
sour
vigorous
provocative
salt
exciting
stimulating
racy
wrathful
ireful
driving
forthright
clear
obloquious
foul
powerful
effective
explicit
distinct
humiliating
cantankerous
censorious
edgy
potent
unequivocal
highly effective
tongue-in-cheek
berating
reproachful
obnoxious
reviling
unmannerly
supercilious
superior
mortifying
blasting
cranky
indignant
irate
crabby
peevish
uncivil
vituperatory
calumniating
vulgar
impolite
snubbing
blighting
abrupt
razor-sharp
full of contempt
contradictory
alert
burlesque
atypical
spicy
clever
implausible
exaggerated
twisted
curious
quick-witted
bad-mannered
ill-mannered
absurd
ludicrous
cockamamie
pathetic
silly
cockamamy
laughable
risible
comical
farcical
preposterous
offhand
combative
accurate
venomed
out-of-line
flip
cocky
fresh
cheeky
crusty
gally
sassy
nervy
bellicose
pertinent
meaty
meaningful
right-on
insinuating
short-and-sweet
legit
pregnant
insightful
pessimistic
quarrelsome
confrontational
scrappy
sceptical
UK
sullen
obstreperous
laid on the line
right to it
in a nutshell
on the nose
boiled down
calling a spade a spade
on the button
feisty
for the birds
unbelieving
distrustful
uncooperative
brawly
assaultive
warlike
chippy
gladiatorial
stroppy
agonistic
discordant
militant
itching
arsey
aggers
bolshie
suspicious
doubtful
disbelieving
spoiling for a fight
ready for a fight
deadly
vituperous
terrifying
intimidating
cowing
terrorising
UK
frightening
browbeating
terrorizing
US
bullying
fractious
misanthropic
doubting
negative
incredulous
disenchanted
hardened
jaundiced
world-weary
hard-bitten
hard-boiled
black
misanthropical
bleak
mistrustful
skeptical
US
nonbelieving
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Given freely and generously
unsparing
liberal
unstinting
bountiful
generous
free
munificent
lavish
ungrudging
abundant
open-handed
profuse
unselfish
beneficent
benevolent
big-hearted
bounteous
free-handed
kind-hearted
ready
bighearted
charitable
freehanded
freehearted
fulsome
kind
magnanimous
open
openhanded
plenteous
prodigal
willingly given
excessive
extravagant
giving
inexorable
procrustean
unkind
unrelenting
philanthropic
altruistic
hospitable
kindly
considerate
thoughtful
big
handsome
kindhearted
helpful
greathearted
noble
princely
self-sacrificing
eleemosynary
good
tolerant
soft-touch
loose
humanitarian
humane
willing
high-minded
lofty
indulgent
honourable
UK
unstinted
benignant
fair
honest
moderate
excellent
easy
reasonable
just
honorable
US
selfless
sympathetic
obliging
compassionate
philanthropical
ample
plentiful
full
openhearted
equitable
profligate
wasteful
thriftless
great-hearted
rich
immoderate
unrestrained
exuberant
unstinging
acceptable
wild
large-hearted
over the top
warm-hearted
understanding
soft-hearted
almsgiving
substantial
unreasonable
effusive
unprejudiced
disinterested
eager
public-spirited
self-denying
devoted
self-forgetting
caring
good-hearted
friendly
overgenerous
loving
chivalrous
incorruptible
self-effacing
extroverted
decent
denying
overabundant
open-hearted
improvident
intemperate
immaculate
merciful
casual
free-and-easy
social-minded
pharisaical
inoffensive
goody-goody
benign
moralistic
spotless
respected
angelical
esteemed
unerring
creditable
do-good
approving
holy
copious
generous to a fault
gentle
unmarred
well-disposed
pristine
gracious
graceful
pietistical
pietistic
chaste
goodhearted
unflawed
untouched
prayerful
redeeming
virginal
unblamable
redeemable
teeming
luxuriant
superabundant
opulent
riotous
sumptuous
lush
luxurious
moneyed
abundant in
abounding in
accommodating
good-natured
neighbourly
UK
tender
amiable
neighborly
US
pleasant
warm
polite
genial
agreeable
affable
supportive
cordial
tender-hearted
warmhearted
gallant
cooperative
solicitous
lenient
civil
complaisant
nice
tenderhearted
mild
affectionate
soft
amicable
attentive
self-forgetful
courteous
upright
all heart
tactful
patient
sensitive
good-humored
US
good-humoured
UK
softhearted
feeling
comforting
sociable
congenial
easygoing
clement
cheerful
mindful
forbearing
righteous
forgiving
well disposed
sweet
respectful
eager to please
concerned
diplomatic
worthy
eager to help
regardful
empathetic
companionable
human
lordly
elevated
great
virtuous
ethical
respectable
empathic
commiserative
motherly
fatherly
maternal
high
approachable
moral
principled
upstanding
pitying
mellow
responsive
knightly
amenable
good-tempered
bleeding-heart
well meaning
accommodative
heedful
compliant
social
socially concerned
civilized
US
natural
heroic
consoling
brotherly
sympathizing
US
condoling
commiserating
bleeding heart
lovable
civilised
UK
fatherlike
likeable
UK
sympathising
UK
delightful
engaging
even-tempered
open-minded
sweet-tempered
stand-up
likable
US
well-mannered
hearty
community-minded
convivial
harmonious
patriotic
contributing
donating
prosocial
useful
beneficient
valuable
good scout
Robin Hood
idealistic
favourable
UK
observant
circumspect
discreet
accessible
very kind
nonmalignant
well-meaning
conscientious
valiant
goodish
broad-minded
sentimental
thoughty
public- spirited
favorable
US
nonthreatening
helpful to others
personable
like a sport
well-bred
easy to get along with
easy to get on with
acquiescent
breezy
happy
lovely
large
non-malignant
angelic
soft touch
propitious
unoffensive
dutiful
well intentioned
deferential
wholesome
benefic
calm
heart in right place
pleasing
reputable
softie
marshmallow
sublime
uncorrupted
cultivated
redoubtable
illustrious
encouraging
unpresumptuous
charming
prepossessing
winsome
unassuming
doting
piteous
ruthful
outstanding
brave
courtly
refined
adaptable
pliable
easy-going
sparing
having heart in right place
mushy
as nice as pie
appealing
taking
mild-mannered
captivating
simpatico
sweet-natured
barley-sugar
winning
enchanting
harmless
perceptive
extraordinary
remarkable
meritorious
willing to please
favourably disposed
noble-minded
anti-corruption
Santa Claus
loving and giving
old softie
well-intentioned
receptive
handy
accepting
long-suffering
trustworthy
incorrupt
dependable
careful
intuitive
aware
comradely
has heart in right place
user friendly
on tap
on deck
conscious
discerning
cognizant
mannerly
peaceable
soft-centred
right
straight
true
sensitized
US
reactive
impressionable
welcoming
willing to help
paternalistic
maternalistic
sisterly
paternal
perceiving
impressible
turned on to
finely tuned
touchy feely
supersensitive
sensitised
UK
tuned in
insightful
knowing
emotionable
clean-living
well mannered
all right
on the up and up
well-brought-up
squeaky clean
right-minded
more ❯
Verb
▲
(
chiefly Australia, New Zealand
)
To spoil or ruin in some manner
ruin
spoil
crush
destroy
wreck
impair
damage
mess up
decimate
devastate
shatter
smash
total
ravage
vaporize
US
pulverize
US
desolate
waste
blight
raze
trash
mar
demolish
injure
desecrate
flatten
annihilate
blow
torpedo
sink
dash
scotch
ruinate
scupper
sabotage
bust
break
mangle
wrack
nix
despoil
cream
defeat
nuke
undo
ravish
blast
dilapidate
overwhelm
botch
muller
disfigure
extinguish
defile
reduce
level
dish
deface
overturn
bodge
poison
euchre
scourge
banjax
overthrow
maim
deplete
pulverise
UK
vaporise
UK
mutilate
reduce to nothing
rub out
blow a hole in
bring to nothing
clean out
screw up
bring to ruin
wreak havoc upon
knock down
pull down
wipe out
tear down
lay in ruins
make a mess of
leave in ruins
bring to naught
reduce to rubble
lay waste
leave desolate
foul up
bring down
do for
put the kibosh on
louse up
do in
wreak havoc on
harm
thwart
endanger
imperil
hinder
foil
cripple
disrupt
jeopardize
US
hurt
threaten
prejudice
undermine
be detrimental to
invalidate
compromise
queer
jeopardise
UK
play havoc with
be prejudicial to
be disadvantageous to
put at risk
be deleterious to
more ❯
“Falling ill would
cruel
her chances of winning the tournament.”
Verb
▲
To ruin or put an end to something
destroy
shatter
scupper
scotch
crush
blight
dash
undo
banjax
upset
vitiate
louse up
foul up
screw up
make a mess of
do for
play havoc with
put the kibosh on
blow a hole in
do in
bring to naught
make a hash of
muck up
balls up
put the lid on
cook someone's goose
upset someone's apple cart
ruin
wreck
sabotage
nix
dish
euchre
devastate
queer
mess up
spoil
mar
torpedo
demolish
throw a spanner in the works of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
stymie
smash
put paid to
poison
blast
wreak havoc on
disrupt
frustrate
quell
quash
put an end to
damage
injure
end
muller
prevent
stain
taint
crool
put a damper on
bring to an end
put a stop to
negate
reduce to nothing
render ineffective
cancel out
neutralize
US
blow
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