Antonyms for cruel


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kroo-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkru əl


Definition of cruel

Origin :
  • early 13c., from Old French cruel (12c.), earlier crudel, from Latin crudelis "rude, unfeeling; cruel, hard-hearted," related to crudus "rough, raw, bloody" (see crude). Related: Cruelly.
  • adj vicious, pitiless; causing pain
Example sentences :
  • They were kind-hearted and rarely did anything that was cruel.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • Supposing—— It was cruel to excite and upset her just for that; it made the pain worse.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • The contrasts were so cruel that they scorched the eyes of the soul.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Those who bring them on us seem captious, thoughtless, cruel.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • "He is cruel, and the very incarnation of selfishness," he said.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • If he had been guilty, what was that to the cruel world so ready to punish, so ready to do worse!
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • I did not know how cruel they were, or I would have come long ago.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Judge what a cruel wound for the heart of that poor shepherd!
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • It's just cruel the way that poor old horse has been neglected.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Would you have Crane get out on the housetop an' shout to you to go an' cruel Porter's mare?
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Synonyms for cruel

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