roughshod vs cruel

roughshod and cruel both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
roughshod	No	Yes	No	No
cruel	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, roughshod and cruel are synonyms defined as:

roughshod and cruel: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

Other synonyms of roughshod include barbarous, brutal, fell, savage, vicious.

roughshod (adjective)	cruel (adjective)
unjustly domineering	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
(of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping