| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abusive | cruelly insulting or harmful |
| 2. | acerbic | sharp, harsh, and biting |
| 3. | acid | bitingly harsh or cruel |
| 4. | adamant | refusing to soften or change |
| 5. | affectless | showing little or no emotion |
| 6. | aloof | distant and unfriendly |
| 7. | austere | severe and emotionally restrained |
| 8. | barbaric | cruel and uncivilized |
| 9. | barbarous | cruel and uncivilized |
| 10. | beastly | cruel, unpleasant, or disgusting |
| 11. | bestial | brutally cruel or animal-like |
| 12. | biting | sharply hurtful or cruel |
| 13. | bitter | resentful and harsh |
| 14. | brutal | savagely cruel or harsh |
| 15. | brutish | cruel, coarse, and insensitive |
| 16. | callous | insensitive to others’ suffering |
| 17. | caustic | bitingly harsh or sarcastic |
| 18. | chilly | cool and unfriendly in manner |
| 19. | cold | emotionally distant and unsympathetic |
| 20. | compassionless | lacking compassion |
| 21. | cruel | causing pain without concern |
| 22. | cutting | wounding and sharply unkind |
| 23. | detached | emotionally separate and uninvolved |
| 24. | devilish | cruel or wicked like a devil |
| 25. | diabolical | wickedly cruel or evil |
| 26. | distant | not warm or emotionally close |
| 27. | draconian | extremely harsh and severe |
| 28. | dry-eyed | showing no grief or pity |
| 29. | embittered | made resentful and harsh |
| 30. | emotionless | showing no feeling |
| 31. | evil | profoundly immoral and cruel |
| 32. | ferocious | fiercely violent or cruel |
| 33. | fiendish | extremely cruel or wicked |
| 34. | fierce | aggressively harsh or cruel |
| 35. | flinty | hard, stern, and unfeeling |
| 36. | frigid | emotionally cold or distant |
| 37. | frosty | cold and unfriendly |
| 38. | granite | hard and emotionally unmoving |
| 39. | hard | stern and lacking sympathy |
| 40. | hardhearted | lacking kindness or sympathy |
| 41. | harsh | severe and unkind |
| 42. | hateful | full of hate or malice |
| 43. | heartless | lacking sympathy or compassion |
| 44. | heedless | careless of others’ feelings |
| 45. | hostile | unfriendly and antagonistic |
| 46. | hurtful | causing emotional pain |
| 47. | icy | cold and unfriendly in manner |
| 48. | ill-natured | habitually unkind or spiteful |
| 49. | impassive | showing no emotion |
| 50. | implacable | unable to be softened or appeased |
| 51. | indifferent | unconcerned about others’ feelings |
| 52. | inhuman | cruel and lacking human feeling |
| 53. | inhumane | cruel and lacking compassion |
| 54. | insensitive | not sensitive to others’ feelings |
| 55. | malevolent | wishing harm to others |
| 56. | malicious | intending to harm others |
| 57. | malign | evil or harmful in intent |
| 58. | malignant | harmfully cruel or malicious |
| 59. | mean | unkind and cruel |
| 60. | merciless | showing no mercy |
| 61. | monstrous | shockingly cruel or inhuman |
| 62. | nasty | unkind, spiteful, or cruel |
| 63. | obdurate | stubbornly hard or unfeeling |
| 64. | oppressive | harshly cruel or burdensome |
| 65. | persecutory | cruelly oppressive or harassing |
| 66. | pitiless | showing no pity |
| 67. | pityless | lacking pity |
| 68. | punitive | intended to punish harshly |
| 69. | relentless | harshly persistent and unyielding |
| 70. | remorseless | feeling no regret or guilt |
| 71. | remote | emotionally distant and detached |
| 72. | retributive | focused on harsh repayment |
| 73. | revengeful | eager to punish in return |
| 74. | rigid | strict and unwilling to soften |
| 75. | ruthless | harshly without compassion or restraint |
| 76. | sadistic | enjoying others’ pain |
| 77. | savage | fiercely cruel or violent |
| 78. | sentimentless | lacking tender emotion |
| 79. | severe | strict, harsh, and unsparing |
| 80. | soulless | lacking warmth, feeling, or humanity |
| 81. | standoffish | cool, distant, and unfriendly |
| 82. | stern | strict and emotionally hard |
| 83. | stonehearted | very hard and unsympathetic |
| 84. | stonyhearted | emotionally hard and unsympathetic |
| 85. | thoughtless | lacking consideration for others |
| 86. | tyrannical | cruelly controlling and oppressive |
| 87. | uncaring | showing no care or concern |
| 88. | uncharitable | lacking kindness or generosity |
| 89. | unemotional | not showing emotion or sympathy |
| 90. | unfeeling | showing no sympathy or emotion |
| 91. | unmerciful | showing no mercy |
| 92. | unmoved | not emotionally affected |
| 93. | unrelenting | not softening or easing |
| 94. | unsympathetic | not feeling or showing sympathy |
| 95. | vengeful | wanting revenge or punishment |
| 96. | vicious | deliberately cruel or violent |
| 97. | villainous | wickedly cruel or criminal |
| 98. | vindictive | seeking revenge cruelly |
| 99. | wicked | morally bad and cruel |
| 100. | wounding | causing emotional hurt |
