CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase cruel and unusual punishment. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT
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| barbaric | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • without civilizing influences • unrestrained and crudely rich | ||||||||
| brutal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering • punishingly harsh • resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility • disagreeably direct and precise | ||||||||
| harsh | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles adjective satellite • unpleasantly stern • unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses • unkind or cruel or uncivil • severe • sharply disagreeable; rigorous | ||||||||
| inhumane | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion | ||||||||
| merciless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or showing no mercy | ||||||||
| sadistic | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another | ||||||||
| savage | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a member of an uncivilized people • a cruelly rapacious person adjective satellite • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering • wild and menacing • without civilizing influences • marked by extreme and violent energy verb • attack brutally and fiercely • criticize harshly or violently | ||||||||
| severe | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality • very strong or vigorous • severely simple • unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • very bad in degree or extent | ||||||||
