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Penetrating vs Cruel - What's the difference?

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Penetrating is a related term of cruel.


As adjectives the difference between penetrating and cruel

is that penetrating is able to pierce or penetrate while cruel is not nice; mean; heartless.

As verbs the difference between penetrating and cruel

is that penetrating is while cruel is to spoil or ruin (one's chance of success).

penetrating

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • able to pierce or penetrate
  • The skunk produces a penetrating odor.
  • demonstrating acute or keen understanding
  • His novel shows a penetrating insight into the criminal mind.

    Verb

    (head)
  • cruel

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Not nice; mean; heartless.
  • The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.
  • (slang) Cool; awesome; neat.
  • Synonyms

    * brutal * sadistic * vicious

    Antonyms

    * merciful

    Derived terms

    * cruelly

    Verb

  • To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)
  • Anagrams

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