Synonyms for brunt
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1. brunt

   Synonyms:
   impulse, attack, aggression, onslaught, onset, assault, shock

   Antonyms:
   resistance, endurance, repulsion

Princeton's WordNet

1. bruntnoun

   main force of a blow etc

   "bore the brunt of the attack"

Matched Categories

1. • Force

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1. bruntnoun

   Synonyms:
   shock, heat of onset

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1. List of paraphrases for "brunt":

   weight, burden, shiner

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1. Bill Costello:

   The E&P companies have taken the brunt of the pain that I think they will see in their business, so they will go into recovery faster and first.

2. Anthony Fauci:

   We dont expect to see the full brunt of it between two and three weeks following Thanksgiving, so I think we have not yet seen the post-Thanksgiving peak, thats the concerning thing because the numbers in and of themselves are alarming, and then you realize that it is likely well see more of a surge as we get two to three weeks past the Thanksgiving holiday.

3. Alex Capri:

   Xi's message of' stability' is aimed at the political establishment in China, which must absorb the brunt of an historic power play, in addition to the business sector.

4. Elvis Picardo:

   The TSX bears the brunt of any concerns about global growth.

5. Dan Crenshaw:

   Texas energy producers are bearing the brunt of President Biden's foolish, job-killing executive orders in the first days of this administration.