Brutality Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Brutality

ruthlessness
The property of being ruthless
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savageness
The property of being savage or behaving savagely.
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inhumanity
An inhuman or inhumane act or remark
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viciousness
The desire to cause harm to others; extreme cruelty
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harshness
The quality of being harsh.
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truculence
The state of being truculent.
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unfeelingness
The state or condition of being unfeeling.
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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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savagery
The condition of being savage, or wild, primitive, uncultivated, etc.
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barbarism
A barbaric act.
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ferociousness
The quality of being ferocious; ferocity
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Antonyms for Brutality

humaneness
The property of being humane.
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gentleness
The state of being gentle.
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niceness
Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness. [from 19th c.]
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kindness
An instance of kind behavior:
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Words Related to Brutality

cruelty
(Law) Willful infliction of physical pain or suffering upon a person or animal, or of mental distress upon a person
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atrocity
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depravity
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attitude
The definition of an attitude is a way of feeling or acting toward a person, thing or situation.
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kind
A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
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brutal
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hypocrisy
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thuggery
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sadism
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duplicity
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Brutality Sentence Examples

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • But whatever cause she might have found since marriage to complain of his rigorous custody and domineering brutality was insufficient to break the ties by which he held her.

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