Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Cruel

• (n.) See Crewel.
• (a.) Disposed to give pain to others; willing or pleased to hurt, torment, or afflict; destitute of sympathetic kindness and pity; savage; inhuman; hard-hearted; merciless.
• (a.) Causing, or fitted to cause, pain, grief, or misery.
• (a.) Attended with cruetly; painful; harsh.

Synonyms of Cruel

• Barbarous
• Brutal
• Fell
• Roughshod
• Savage
• Vicious

Antonyms of Cruel

Homophones of Cruel

• Crewel