Brutal synonyms
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Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:
Not having the qualities considered normal to or for human beings; unfeeling, heartless, cruel, barbarous, etc.
Foolish; witless.
(Obs.) Senseless; stupid
Serving to repress or suppress; oppressive
troglodytic
Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:
Lacking refinement or culture; coarse:
(Archaic) Uncivilized.
Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful.
A cruel or brutal act
brutishness
The characteristic of being brutish.
ferity
The state or quality of being wild, savage, or untamed
The quality or condition of being inhuman or inhumane
sadist
gentle (antonym)
nice (antonym)
kind (antonym)
generous (antonym)
humane (antonym)
Deliberately seeking to inflict pain and suffering; enjoying others' suffering; without mercy or pity
Of an inhumanly cruel nature; fierce:
(By extension) brutal or domineering
Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
Extremely violent or injurious; cruel:
Of, like, or characteristic of a beast; bestial, brutal, etc.
Like a beast in qualities or behavior; brutish or savage; brutal, coarse, vile, etc.
Entirely physical:
Crude in feeling or manner.
Not diminishing in intensity, pace, or effort:
Without pity; unfeeling
Beyond what is proper or usual; excessive
Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture:
Lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.
crude (related)
Extremely evil or cruel; monstrous:
Involving bloodshed; with much killing or wounding
Like or characteristic of a cad; ungentlemanly
caliban
Lacking, or showing a lack of, pity, mercy, etc.; unfeeling
Having to do with or preoccupied with bodily or sexual pleasures; sensual or sexual
draconian
Of Draco or the harsh code of laws attributed to him
Savage; fierce
Extremely aggressive or violent:
With no deductions; total; entire
Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
Designating or having a sharp, often unpleasant taste; acrid, as quinine or peach stones
Using or based on data that are readily quantified or verified:
Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
comfort (related)
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