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Synonyms for brutal
ˈbrut lbru·tal
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Wiktionary
brutaladjective
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cold-blooded, barbaric, savage, viciousbrutaladjective
Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel
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vicious, barbaric, cold-blooded, savagebrutaladjective
Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
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barbaric, savage, cold-blooded, viciousbrutaladjective
Harsh; unrelenting
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barbaric, cold-blooded, savage, viciousbrutaladjective
Disagreeably precise or penetrating
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vicious, savage, cold-blooded, barbaricbrutaladjective
In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
Synonyms:
barbaric, cold-blooded, savage, vicious
English Synonyms and Antonyms
brutal
Whatever is not civilized is barbarian; barbaric indicates rude magnificence, uncultured richness; as, barbaric splendor, a barbaric melody. Barbarous refers to the worst side of barbarian life, and to revolting acts, especially of cruelty, such as a civilized man would not be expected to do; as, a barbarous deed. We may, however, say barbarous nations, barbarous tribes, without implying anything more than want of civilization and culture. Savage is more distinctly bloodthirsty than barbarous. In this sense we speak of a savage beast and of barbarous usage.
Synonyms:
atrocious, barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, cruel, inhuman, merciless, rude, savage, uncivilized, uncouth, untamedAntonyms:
civilized, courtly, cultured, delicate, elegant, graceful, humane, nice, polite, refined, tender, urbane
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
brutal
Synonyms:
savage, inhuman, rude, unfeeling, merciless, ruthless, brutish, barbarous, sensual, beastly, ignorant, stolid, dense, cruel, violent, vindictive, bloodthirsty, intemperateAntonyms:
humane, civilized, generous, intelligent, polished, chivalrous, conscientious, self-controlled
Princeton's WordNet
barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, viciousadjective
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
"a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
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wild, uncivilized, fierce, savage, deplorable, reprehensible, fell, beastly, unrelenting, venomous, criminal, brute(a), condemnable, roughshod, barbaric, evil, feral, cruel, poisonous, barbarous, vicious, furious, ferocious, barbarian, heavy-handed, brutish, bestial, ferine, uncivilisedbrutal, unrelentingadjective
harsh
"the brutal summer sun"; "a brutal winter"
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savage, relentless, fell, grim, beastly, unrelenting, stern, brute(a), roughshod, unappeasable, cruel, barbarous, vicious, brutish, unforgiving, inexorable, bestial, persistentbeastly, bestial, brute(a), brutish, brutaladjective
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
"beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners"
brutaladjective
disagreeably direct and precise
"he spoke with brutal honesty"
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brutish, unrelenting, bestial, savage, barbarous, fell, roughshod, cruel, vicious, brute(a), beastly
Dictionary of English Synonymes
brutaladjective
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savage, ferocious, cruel, inhuman, unfeeling, barbarous, barbarian, fell, barbaric, ruthless, truculent, bloody, brutish, brutebrutaladjective
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churlish, gruff, bearish, harsh, uncivil, rude, rough, impolite, unmannerly, BRUSQUE, ungentlemanlybrutaladjective
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gross, coarse, sensual, carnal, brutish, beastly, bestial
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#2028 | wild | |
#2384 | criminal | |
#3009 | evil | |
#3091 | sharp | |
#4253 | gross | |
#4538 | fell | |
#5548 | rough | |
#5940 | violent | |
#8034 | sudden | |
#9271 | brutal | |
#9645 | persistent | |
#9770 | dense | |
#9792 | savage | |
#10536 | stern | |
#11289 | cruel | |
#11372 | blunt | |
#11437 | harsh | |
#12199 | rude | |
#14614 | ignorant | |
#14856 | grim | |
#15142 | fierce | |
#15992 | vicious | |
#16835 | furious | |
#16950 | sensual | |
#23477 | brute | |
#24248 | relentless | |
#24683 | poisonous | |
#26085 | ruthless | |
#26177 | barbarian | |
#27217 | brutality | |
#27559 | abrupt | |
#27959 | feral | |
#31262 | inhuman | |
#39191 | wanton | |
#39424 | ferocious | |
#43810 | barbaric | |
#45529 | heinous | |
#48929 | merciless | |
#49169 | unrelenting | |
#50274 | atrocious | |
#51420 | venomous | |
#51788 | untamed | |
#53842 | callous | |
#54728 | bestial | |
#55032 | deplorable | |
#58505 | reprehensible | |
#60472 | unforgiving | |
#66341 | barbarous | |
#67083 | bloodthirsty | |
#67128 | vindictive | |
#70510 | beastly | |
#72930 | brutish | |
#73839 | inexorable | |
#98549 | uncouth | |
#102327 | uncivilized | |
#116056 | unfeeling | |
#126547 | roughshod | |
#127101 | intemperate | |
#143096 | stolid | |
#236180 | uncivilised | |
#290986 | condemnable |
How to use brutal in a sentence?
Today we are officially resuming operations at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. The Ukrainian people, with our security assistance, have defended The Ukrainian people homeland in the face of Russia's unconscionable invasion, and, as a result, the Stars and Stripes are flying over the Embassy once again. We stand proudly with, and continue to support, the government and people of Ukraine as The Ukrainian people defend The Ukrainian people country from the Kremlin's brutal war of aggression.
I mean, it's brutal. No one wants to see these Covid patients this late. But we're masking up and trying to help people get better, that said, there's probably no hospital in the state that isn't dealing with staffing shortages. It's difficult, especially as we look to a fourth surge that could last through the winter. This surge is shaping up more to be a marathon than a sprint.
We grieve with Tyre Nichols ’ loved ones and offer them our deepest sympathies as they grapple with the pain of Tyre Nichols heinous and brutal murder, our hearts also go out to the city of Memphis. As they continue their investigations into the events that led to Tyre’s tragic and untimely death, we’re encouraged by the swift response by Police Chief Cerelyn Davis. We join their city officials and Tyre’s family in calling for peace and offer them our support on their road to healing.
There is something so brutal when you’re 13 and you’ve got people telling you don’t belong here, there was definitely a moment when I got really close to giving up on my music but, like, you should never let anyone tell you that what you love to do is wrong.
There’s beauty in that, those moments of in between, if we are having a good day or a good hour, and it’s a beautiful sunny day, we’re going to spend it at the beach or lake and be grateful for even one or two hours he doesn’t experience an episode, it’s beautiful and brutal at the same time. Every single thing that Henry does or endures, it feels miraculous and terribly tragic at the same time.
Translations for brutal
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- жестокBulgarian
- brutalCatalan, Valencian
- brutalGerman
- κτηνώδης, ζωώδηςGreek
- brutalSpanish
- brutalFrench
- brúidiúilIrish
- brùideilScottish Gaelic
- brutálisHungarian
- 残忍なJapanese
- truculentusLatin
- žvėriškasLithuanian
- dzīvniecisks, brutālsLatvian
- bruutDutch
- brutalPortuguese
- brutal, brutalăRomanian
- жестокий, зверскийRussian
- brutalSwedish
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