as in cruelty
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abusiveness
Noun
-
Brooks explained the white and brown pup was rescued from a cruelty case in South Carolina.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025 -
The cruelty, after all, is the point.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Raised under Augusta’s religious terror and hatred for women, Ed tries to hide his penchant for ladies’ underwear and masturbation to no avail.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
-
Not as a land of fear, not as a divisiveness, not of government censorship, not of hatred.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
-
Fonda arrived in Rome with his blue eyes darkened by contact lenses, the better to convey malevolence.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Here was an artist, a father, murdering someone with a viciousness that went beyond self-preservation.—
Seamus Sullivan
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
-
The movie’s grand centerpiece is a dinner party where Theo and Ivy go at each other with such viciousness that their guests can only stand by and watch, aghast.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
More than avoiding malice, we are called to take responsibility for the impact of our words.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
-
Understand that controlling behaviors may stem from fear and insecurity rather than malice.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Yes, although your character in that film, Lisa, is very put-together in spite of what’s going on in her life.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
-
For all his individual stubbornness and spite, Milošević could not match the resilience and determination of Serbia’s citizens.—
Hanna Begić,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
There was a vibration and luminosity somewhere out there to Matisse; to Picasso there was a latent malignancy.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
-
Doctors prescribe Keytruda for a wide variety of cancers, including malignancies in the lungs, skin, colon, gastrointestinal tract, and reproductive organs.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
The monthlong celebration comes at a crucial time, as transgender youths continue to face mounting legislative attacks and social hostility nationwide.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
-
Police officers eventually began to line tee boxes as the weekend progressed, though that also did not assuage the hostility.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Abusiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abusiveness. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share