Synonyms of sadistic

sadistic

adjective

as in brutal

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 & Similar Words

• brutal
• cruel
• vicious
• savage
• ruthless
• murderous
• merciless
• heartless
• inhuman
• barbaric
• inhumane
• barbarous
• brute
• fiendish
• ferocious
• truculent
• atrocious
• oppressive
• wanton
• hateful
• harsh
• malicious
• pitiless
• butcherly
• bloodthirsty
• vindictive
• malevolent
• unfeeling
• grim
• spiteful
• fell
• red in tooth and claw
• sanguinary
• malignant
• cutthroat
• hard-hearted
• draconian
• malign
• sanguine
• ironhearted
• nasty
• catty
• despiteful
• stonyhearted
• mean
• draconic
• heavy-handed
• hardhanded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sympathetic
• kind
• benign
• compassionate
• humane
• kindhearted
• benignant
• merciful
• tenderhearted
• warm
• good-hearted
• charitable
• warmhearted
• lenient
• pitying
• tender
• peaceful
• peaceable
• clement
• pacific

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• sympathetic
• kind
• benign
• compassionate
• humane
• kindhearted
• benignant
• merciful
• tenderhearted
• warm
• good-hearted
• charitable
• warmhearted
• lenient
• pitying
• tender
• peaceful
• peaceable
• clement
• pacific

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