Synonyms for brutal
ˈbrut lbru·tal

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1. brutaladjective

   Synonyms:
   cold-blooded, barbaric, savage, vicious

   Antonyms:
   gentle, kind

2. brutaladjective

   Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel

   Synonyms:
   vicious, barbaric, cold-blooded, savage

   Antonyms:
   gentle, kind

3. brutaladjective

   Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.

   Synonyms:
   barbaric, savage, cold-blooded, vicious

   Antonyms:
   kind, gentle

4. brutaladjective

   Harsh; unrelenting

   Synonyms:
   barbaric, cold-blooded, savage, vicious

   Antonyms:
   gentle, kind

5. brutaladjective

   Disagreeably precise or penetrating

   Synonyms:
   vicious, savage, cold-blooded, barbaric

   Antonyms:
   gentle, kind

6. brutaladjective

   In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.

   Synonyms:
   barbaric, cold-blooded, savage, vicious

   Antonyms:
   kind, gentle

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1. brutal

   Whatever is not civilized is barbarian; barbaric indicates rude magnificence, uncultured richness; as, barbaric splendor, a barbaric melody. Barbarous refers to the worst side of barbarian life, and to revolting acts, especially of cruelty, such as a civilized man would not be expected to do; as, a barbarous deed. We may, however, say barbarous nations, barbarous tribes, without implying anything more than want of civilization and culture. Savage is more distinctly bloodthirsty than barbarous. In this sense we speak of a savage beast and of barbarous usage.

   Synonyms:
   atrocious, barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, cruel, inhuman, merciless, rude, savage, uncivilized, uncouth, untamed

   Antonyms:
   civilized, courtly, cultured, delicate, elegant, graceful, humane, nice, polite, refined, tender, urbane

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1. brutal

   Synonyms:
   savage, inhuman, rude, unfeeling, merciless, ruthless, brutish, barbarous, sensual, beastly, ignorant, stolid, dense, cruel, violent, vindictive, bloodthirsty, intemperate

   Antonyms:
   humane, civilized, generous, intelligent, polished, chivalrous, conscientious, self-controlled

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1. barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, viciousadjective

   (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

   "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"

   Synonyms:
   wild, uncivilized, fierce, savage, deplorable, reprehensible, fell, beastly, unrelenting, venomous, criminal, brute(a), condemnable, roughshod, barbaric, evil, feral, cruel, poisonous, barbarous, vicious, furious, ferocious, barbarian, heavy-handed, brutish, bestial, ferine, uncivilised

   Antonyms:
   mild, humane, indirect

2. brutal, unrelentingadjective

   harsh

   "the brutal summer sun"; "a brutal winter"

   Synonyms:
   savage, relentless, fell, grim, beastly, unrelenting, stern, brute(a), roughshod, unappeasable, cruel, barbarous, vicious, brutish, unforgiving, inexorable, bestial, persistent

   Antonyms:
   humane, mild, indirect

3. beastly, bestial, brute(a), brutish, brutaladjective

   resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

   "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners"

   Antonyms:
   mild, indirect, humane

4. brutaladjective

   disagreeably direct and precise

   "he spoke with brutal honesty"

   Synonyms:
   brutish, unrelenting, bestial, savage, barbarous, fell, roughshod, cruel, vicious, brute(a), beastly

   Antonyms:
   mild, indirect, humane

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1. brutaladjective

   Synonyms:
   savage, ferocious, cruel, inhuman, unfeeling, barbarous, barbarian, fell, barbaric, ruthless, truculent, bloody, brutish, brute

2. brutaladjective

   Synonyms:
   churlish, gruff, bearish, harsh, uncivil, rude, rough, impolite, unmannerly, BRUSQUE, ungentlemanly

3. brutaladjective

   Synonyms:
   gross, coarse, sensual, carnal, brutish, beastly, bestial

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1. brutaladjective

   Synonyms:
   inhuman, cruel, fell, ruthless, truculent, unfeeling, beastly, bestial, brutish

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1. List of paraphrases for "brutal":

   barbaric, cruel, savage, brutish, abrupt, barbarous, violent, brute, ruthless, vicious, sudden, atrocious, harsh, sharp, rough, blunt, ferocious, gross, wanton, brutality, merciless, callous, heinous

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1. Shane Stevenson:

   We are appalled by this brutal attack on a fellow humanitarian who gave Hanna Lahoud life working to help others in need, an attack on humanitarian workers is not only an attack on a humanitarian worker but also on the rights of people affected by conflict to receive assistance and protection.

2. Chris Wheeler:

   It's (Q1) going to be a brutal quarter and this doesn’t help sentiment at all.

3. Albert Einstein:

   We scientists, whose tragic destiny it has been to make the methods of annihilation ever more gruesome and more effective, must consider it our solemn and transcendent duty to do all in our power in preventing these weapons from being used for the brutal purpose for which they were invented.

4. One Angel mother:

   Josh was brutally tortured, strangled over and over, set on fire after death. His last hours were brutal. None of our kids had a minute to say goodbye, we weren’t lucky enough to be separated for five days or 10 days. We are separated permanently.

5. Corey Knowlton:

   So this is just like hunting a couch? Give me a break, this isn't easy. It's brutal.