Cruelties

Synonyms for "cruelties" (13 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
acts of crueltyatrocitiesbarbarities

Strong matches (4)

Noun(4 words)

Related words (6)

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

8 entries
abusescharacter traitharmful conductimmoralitymoral qualityoppressionpsychological traitwrongdoing

More specific

9 entries

Collocations

6 entries
cruelties against civilianscruelties of wardocumented crueltiesinstitutional crueltiesstate sponsored crueltiessystemic cruelties

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

An interesting record is still preserved of the inhuman cruelties which were inflicted on this admirable young woman in the secret of the prison house where no eye pitied her and where no friendly hand composed her aching limbs.

Source: tatoeba (909143)

She couldn't accept the cruelties of life.

Source: tatoeba (1344030)

The most detestable wickedness, the most horrid cruelties, and the greatest miseries, that have afflicted the human race have had their origin in this thing called revelation, or revealed religion.

Source: tatoeba (1529878)

Marx bears no responsibility for the crimes of communist regimes, just as Christ bears none for the cruelties of the Inquisition.

Source: tatoeba (10650105)

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