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sadistic

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Synonyms & Antonyms of sadistic

having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others

the troubled youth is being treated by a psychotherapist for his sadistic urges to hurt animals

Synonyms for sadistic

atrocious,
barbaric,
barbarous,
brutal,
brute,
butcherly,
cruel,
fiendish,
heartless,
inhuman,
inhumane,
savage,
truculent,
vicious,
wanton

Words Related to sadistic

hard-hearted,
ironhearted,
merciless,
pitiless,
ruthless,
stonyhearted,
unfeeling

fell,
ferocious,
grim

bloodthirsty,
cutthroat,
murderous,
sanguinary,
sanguine

catty,
despiteful,
hateful,
malevolent,
malicious,
malign,
malignant,
mean,
nasty,
spiteful,
vindictive

draconian,
draconic,
hardhanded,
harsh,
heavy-handed,
oppressive

Phrases Synonymous with sadistic

red in tooth and claw

Near Antonyms for sadistic

tender,
warm,
warmhearted

charitable,
clement,
lenient,
merciful,
pitying

pacific,
peaceable,
peaceful

Antonyms for sadistic

benign,
benignant,
compassionate,
good-hearted,
humane,
kind,
kindhearted,
sympathetic,
tenderhearted

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Thesaurus Entries Near sadistic

sadism

sadistic

sadly

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“Sadistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sadistic. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021.

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The first known use of sadistic was in 1892

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