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adjective
- 1. savagely violent: "a brutal murder" Similar Opposite
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cruel, violent, and completely without feelings: a brutal dictator. He had presided over a brutal regime in which thousands of people had "disappeared". He was imprisoned in 1945 for the brutal murder of a twelve-year-old girl. Synonyms. barbaric. barbarous formal. callous. cruel. despotic. hard (SEVERE) harsh (UNKIND) inhuman. sadistic. savage.
1. adjective. A brutal act or person is cruel and violent. He was the victim of a very brutal murder. ...the brutal suppression of anti-government protests. Jensen is a dangerous man, and can be very brutal and reckless. Synonyms: cruel, harsh, savage, grim More Synonyms of brutal. brutally adverb [usually ADVERB with verb]
adjective. Of or belonging to beasts; animal. Webster's New World. Like a brute; cruel and unfeeling; savage, violent, ruthless, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech. Wiktionary. Very harsh or rigorous.
direct and clear about something unpleasant; not thinking of people’s feelings. With brutal honesty she told him she did not love him. Definition of brutal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The meaning of BRUTAL is suitable to one who lacks intelligence, sensitivity, or compassion : befitting a brute. How to use brutal in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Brutal.
adjective. savage; cruel; inhuman: a brutal attack on the village. Synonyms: barbarous, brutish, ferocious. Antonyms: kind. crude; coarse: brutal language. Synonyms: uncivil, rough, rude, gross. harsh; ferocious: brutal criticism; brutal weather. taxing, demanding, or exhausting: They're having a brutal time making ends meet.
Use brutal to describe something beastly and harsh, like training for a triathlon, a really cold winter in the Arctic, or a mean bouncer at a club who throws people out for no reason.
Definitions of 'brutal' 1. A brutal act or person is cruel and violent. [...] 2. If someone expresses something unpleasant with brutal honesty or frankness, they express it in a clear and accurate way, without attempting to disguise its unpleasantness. [...] More. Synonyms of 'brutal' • cruel, harsh, savage [...] • harsh, tough, severe [...]
Define brutal. brutal synonyms, brutal pronunciation, brutal translation, English dictionary definition of brutal. 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...
Brutal is used to describe things that have an unpleasant effect on people, especially when there is no attempt by anyone to reduce their effect. More Synonyms of 'brutal'
