bru·tal (br t l)adj. 1. Extremely ruthless or cruel. 2. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech. 3. Harsh; unrelenting: a brutal winter in the Arctic. 4. Disagreeably precise or penetrating: spoke with brutal honesty. bru tal·ly adv. |
brutal
Adjective
1. cruel; vicious; savage
2. harsh or severe
3. extremely honest or frank in speech or manner
brutality n
brutally adv
brutally adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. |  brutal - (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"inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used" |
| 2. | brutal - harsh; "the brutal summer sun"; "a brutal winter" intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" | |
| 3. | brutal - resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used" | |
| 4. | brutal - disagreeably direct and precise; "he spoke with brutal honesty" direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach" |
brutal
adjective 1. cruel, harsh, savage, grim, vicious, ruthless, ferocious, callous, sadistic, heartless, atrocious, inhuman, merciless, cold-blooded, inhumane, brutish, bloodthirsty, remorseless, barbarous, pitiless, uncivilized, hard-hearted << OPPOSITE kind
adjective 2. harsh, tough, severe, rough, rude, indifferent, insensitive, callous, merciless, unconcerned, uncaring, gruff, bearish, tactless, unfeeling, impolite, uncivil, unmannerly << OPPOSITE sensitive
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