cruelty

Synonyms: animality barbarism barbarity bestiality bloodthirstiness brutishness callousness coarseness coldness depravity despotism ferocity fiendishness fierceness hard-heartedness heartlessness inhumanity insensibility insensitiveness malice malignity masochism mercilessness murderousness persecution rancor ruthlessness sadism savageness savagery severity spite spitefulness torture truculence unfeelingness unkindness venom viciousness wickedness

Antonyms: charity compassion consideration feeling gentility kindness mercy niceness thoughtfulness