Brutality synonyms

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savageness
The property of being savage or behaving savagely.
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cruelty (related)
(Law) Willful infliction of physical pain or suffering upon a person or animal, or of mental distress upon a person
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viciousness
The desire to cause harm to others; extreme cruelty
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atrocity (related)
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ruthlessness
The property of being ruthless
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truculence
The state of being truculent.
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depravity (related)
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kindness (antonym)
An instance of kind behavior:
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harshness
The quality of being harsh.
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unfeelingness
The state or condition of being unfeeling.
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humaneness (antonym)
The property of being humane.
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gentleness (antonym)
The state of being gentle.
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niceness (antonym)
Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness. [from 19th c.]
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barbarity
A crude or coarse taste, manner, form, etc.
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bestiality
Sexual relations between a person and an animal
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inhumanity
An inhuman or inhumane act or remark
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savagery
The condition of being savage, or wild, primitive, uncultivated, etc.
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attitude (related)
The definition of an attitude is a way of feeling or acting toward a person, thing or situation.
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kind (related)
A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
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barbarism
A barbaric act.
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ferociousness
The quality of being ferocious; ferocity
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repression (related)
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brutal (related)
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hypocrisy (related)
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lawlessness (related)
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thuggery (related)
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oppression (related)
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sadism (related)
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duplicity (related)
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Brutality Sentence Examples

  • The brutality of some Spanish governors on the spot provoked anger The cortes assembled in Cadiz, being under the influence of the merchants and mob, could make no concessions, and all Spanish America flamed into revolt.

  • Husband and wife quarrelled with the brutality of the age and came to open war.

  • The projection of the muzzle, which gives the character of brutality to the gorilla as distinguished from the man, is yet further exaggerated in the lemurs, as is also the backward position.

  • Meanwhile the brutality of the king and his ministers had begun to produce a reaction.

  • Many died in captivity and many suffered appalling brutality.

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