Need another word that means the same as “cruelty”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “cruelty” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Cruelty” are: mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness, cruelness, harshness, brutality, savagery, savageness, inhumanity, barbarism, barbarousness, bloodthirstiness, murderousness, viciousness, ferocity, ferociousness, fierceness
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cruelty” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| barbarism | Absence of culture and civilization. She called the execution an act of barbarism. |
| barbarousness | The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane. |
| bloodthirstiness | A disposition to shed blood. |
| brutality | A brutal barbarous savage act. Brutality against civilians. |
| cruelness | A cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering. |
| ferociousness | The trait of extreme cruelty. |
| ferocity | The state or quality of being ferocious. She hated him with a ferocity that astonished her. |
| fierceness | The property of being wild or turbulent. |
| harshness | The quality of being cruel or severe. Glycerin can be added to reduce the harshness of the soap on the skin. |
| inhumanity | The quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others. Man s inhumanity to man. |
| mercilessness | Feelings of extreme heartlessness. |
| murderousness | A bloodthirsty hatred arousing murderous impulses. |
| pitilessness | Feelings of extreme heartlessness. |
| ruthlessness | Mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity. The real world ruthlessness of business. |
| savageness | The property of being untamed and ferocious. The coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters. |
| savagery | The property of being untamed and ferocious. A crime of the utmost savagery. |
| viciousness | The trait of extreme cruelty. She was visibly shocked by the viciousness of the attack. |
| autocracy | A political system governed by a single individual. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was an autocracy. |
| barbarism | A word or expression which is badly formed according to traditional philological rules, e.g. a word formed from elements of different languages, such as breathalyser (English and Greek) or television (Greek and Latin). The collapse of civilization and the return to barbarism. |
| despot | A cruel and oppressive dictator. |
| despotism | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc. The ideology of enlightened despotism. |
| dictatorship | Absolute authority in any sphere. The effects of forty years of dictatorship. |
| dominate | Have a commanding position over; overlook. The villa dominates the town. |
| evil | Of a force or spirit embodying or associated with the forces of the devil. His struggle against the forces of evil. |
| ferocity | The property of being wild or turbulent. She hated him with a ferocity that astonished her. |
| gory | Covered with blood. A gory dagger. |
| heretical | Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards. I feel a bit heretical saying this but I think the film has too much action. |
| inhumanity | The quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others. Man s inhumanity to man. |
| insensate | Devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation. Insensate jabbering. |
| monocracy | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc. |
| monopolize | Have or exploit a monopoly of. They instituted press censorship and monopolized the means of communication. |
| oppression | Mental pressure or distress. After years of oppression they finally revolted. |
| persecution | The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion. His persecution at the hands of other students. |
| perversity | The quality of being sexually perverted. They responded with typical perversity. |
| proletarian | A member of the proletariat. They are true proletarians. |
| repression | (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious. Students sparked off events that ended in brutal repression. |
| ruthlessness | Feelings of extreme heartlessness. The real world ruthlessness of business. |
| savagery | The trait of extreme cruelty. The progress of civilization over savagery. |
| selfishness | The quality or state of being selfish; lack of consideration for other people. An act of pure selfishness. |
| suppress | Prevent or inhibit (a process or reaction. The rising was savagely suppressed. |
| suppression | Stoppage or reduction of a discharge or secretion. The suppression of heresy. |
| theocracy | The belief in government by divine guidance. It is a society just emerging from theocracy. |
| tyrannize | Rule or treat (someone) despotically or cruelly. She tyrannized her family. |
| tyranny | Cruel and oppressive government or rule. Refugees fleeing tyranny and oppression. |
| tyrant | A tyrant flycatcher. The tyrant was deposed by popular demonstrations. |
| violence | The unlawful exercise of physical force or intimidation by the exhibition of such force. Screen violence. |
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