Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with cruelty in American Collocation
cruelty
noun
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈkruəlti/
extreme
extreme
unimaginable
They reserved their most extreme cruelty for their fellow humans.
shocking
appalling
barbaric
barbarous
horrific
terrible
unspeakable
He was charming most of the time, but with sudden flashes of unspeakable cruelty.
without thought or feeling
bestial
callous
mindless
savage
She witnessed an act of mindless cruelty.
deliberate
calculated
deliberate
heartless
intentional
ruthless
sadistic
Most of these injuries are caused, not by deliberate cruelty, but by ignorance of modern animal husbandry methods.
unnecessary
gratuitous
needless
unnecessary
wanton
We hope they will soon be brought to justice for their savage wanton cruelty.
mental rather than physical
emotional
mental
The movie deals with mental cruelty and classic love/hate relationships.
commit
commit
inflict
perpetrate
practise
We do not condone cruelty inflicted on any animal.
prevent
end
prevent
stop
Its mission is to end cruelty to children.