Words To Describe Cruelty

adjective relating to or characteristic of barbarians; savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal

• The barbaric practice of human sacrifice was common among ancient civilizations.
• It's barbaric how some people treat animals.
• That movie was so barbaric, I couldn't even watch it.
• The way she tore into him with her words was absolutely barbaric.

noun extreme cruelty or brutality

adjective barbaric

• The international community condemned the barbarity of the war crimes committed by the dictator.
• The barbarity of the crime shocked the small town.
• The barbarity of the situation was just straight up messed up.
• The barbarity of nature's wrath was evident in the destruction left behind by the hurricane.

adjective showing no mercy; cruel or pitiless

• The dictator ruled with a merciless hand, showing no mercy to those who opposed him.
• The teacher's strict grading policy was merciless, leaving no room for error.
• The boss's criticism was absolutely merciless, he didn't hold back at all.
• The storm raged on with a merciless fury, destroying everything in its path.

noun lack of pity or compassion; mercilessness

• The judge's pitilessness towards the defendant was evident in his harsh sentencing.
• She showed no pitilessness when firing her employee for repeated mistakes.
• The boss's pitilessness is what makes him such a tough cookie to work for.
• The storm raged on with a pitilessness that seemed almost personal.

adjective describing someone or something that shows no mercy or compassion

• The judge handed down an unmerciful sentence to the convicted criminal.
• The teacher was unmerciful when grading our final exams.
• That referee was unmerciful with his calls during the game.
• The storm unleashed its unmerciful fury on the coastal town.