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[ broot-l ] / ˈbrut l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR brutal ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivesavage; cruel; inhuman: a brutal attack on the village. crude; coarse: brutal language. harsh; ferocious: brutal criticism; brutal weather. taxing, demanding, or exhausting: They're having a brutal time making ends meet. irrational; unreasoning. of or relating to lower animals. Origin of brutal1425–75; late Middle English (<Middle French ) <Medieval Latin brūtālis.See brute1, -al1 SYNONYMS FOR brutal1 ferocious, brutish, barbarous. 2 gross, rude, rough, uncivil. 6 bestial, beastly, animal. SEE SYNONYMS FOR brutal ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR brutalSEE ANTONYMS FOR brutal ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for brutal1. See cruel. OTHER WORDS FROM brutalbru·tal·ly, adverbhy·per·bru·tal, adjectivehy·per·bru·tal·ly, adverbnon·bru·tal, adjective non·bru·tal·ly, adverbo·ver·bru·tal, adjectiveo·ver·bru·tal·ly, adverb Words nearby brutalBrussels griffon, Brussels lace, Brussels sprout, brussen, brut, brutal, brutalism, brutality, brutalize, brute, brute force Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brutalThe army has since conducted a brutal wave of jailings against activists and journalists. Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Matthew Fenner claims members of the North Carolina-based The Word of Faith Fellowship subjected him to a brutal attack. Beaten By His Church for Being Gay|Justin Jones|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Currently, there are many millions of Muslims who vehemently oppose ISIL and the brutal current in Islam that it represents. ISIS Has a Message. Do We?|Jamie Dettmer|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Bill Murray has been accused by his ex-wife of repeated, brutal physical abuse. It’s Not Just Cosby: Hollywood’s Long List of Male Scumbags|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But he lost and his brutal career was over thanks to John Doar and the Voting Rights Act. Honoring The Late John Doar, A Nearly Forgotten Hero Of The Civil Rights Era|Gary May|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST The other's was an unworthy and brutal nature, utterly corrupted at bottom. Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge|Arthur Christopher Benson Zekerman was the most brutal of the whole crew of mutineers. The Pirates' Who's Who|Philip Gosse No small part of this early violence was directly due to the brutal opposition of society to every form of labor organization. Violence and the Labor Movement|Robert Hunter My hearing is very acute, and not a word of that Bad Boy's brutal intentions was lost on me. Last Words|Juliana Horatia Ewing The husband was brutal, imperious, and tyrannical: he talked loud and positively, and thus made it appear that he was the master. Within an Inch of His Life|Emile Gaboriau
British Dictionary definitions for brutal
adjectivecruel; vicious; savage extremely honest or coarse in speech or manner harsh; severe; extremebrutal cold Derived forms of brutalbrutality, nounbrutally, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to brutalsavage, barbarous, harsh, rude, ruthless, inhuman, callous, vicious, severe, ferocious, rough, merciless, inhumane, bloodthirsty, gruff, hard, heartless, impolite, insensitive, pitiless |