adj satadj.all(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or sufferingSynset:barbarous cruel fell roughshod savage vicious
Examples:- a barbarous crime
- brutal beatings
- cruel tortures
- Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
- a savage slap
- vicious kicks
Antonyms:humane
Derivationally Related Form:savagesavagenessbrutalitybarbarousnessviciousnesscruelness
Inherited Hypernyms:barbarous
Similar to:inhumane
adj satadj.allpunishingly harshSynset:unrelenting
Examples:- the brutal summer sun
- a brutal winter
Antonyms:mild
Inherited Hypernyms:brutal
Similar to:intense
adj satadj.allresembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibilitySynset:beastly bestial brute brutish
Examples:- beastly desires
- a bestial nature
- brute force
- a dull and brutish man
- bestial treatment of prisoners
Antonyms:humane
Derivationally Related Form:bestialitybeastlinessbrutalizebeastbestialize
Inherited Hypernyms:beastly
Similar to:inhumane
adj satadj.alldisagreeably direct and preciseExamples:- he spoke with brutal honesty
Antonyms:indirect
Inherited Hypernyms:brutal
Similar to:direct