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Detailed Synonyms for brutal in English

brutal:

brutal adj

  1. brutal
  2. brutal
  3. brutal
    – disagreeably direct and precise 1
    brutal
    – disagreeably direct and precise 1
    • brutal adj
      • he spoke with brutal honesty1
  4. brutal
    – (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering 1
    cruel; vicious; savage; fell; brutal; roughshod; barbarous
    – (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering 1
  5. brutal
    – resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility 1
    brutal; brute; bestial; beastly; brutish
    – resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility 1
    • brutal adj
    • brute adj
      • brute force1
    • bestial adj
      • a bestial nature1
      • bestial treatment of prisoners1
    • beastly adj
      • beastly desires1
    • brutish adj
      • a dull and brutish man1
  6. brutal
    – harsh 1
    brutal; unrelenting
    – harsh 1

Related Words for "brutal":

  • brutally

Alternate Synonyms for "brutal":


Related Definitions for "brutal":

  1. disagreeably direct and precise1
    • he spoke with brutal honesty1
  2. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering1
    • brutal beatings1
  3. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility1
  4. harsh1
    • the brutal summer sun1
    • a brutal winter1