ADJECTIVE | all | brutal, barbarous, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering |
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all | brutal, unrelenting | harsh | |
all | brutal, beastly, bestial, brute, brutish | resembling a beast | |
all | brutal | disagreeably direct and precise |
Sounds | bruw'tahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. | |
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Example | "brutal beatings" | |
Synonyms | barbarous, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious | |
Broader | inhumane | lacking and reflecting lack of pity / pity or compassion / compassion |
Spanish | atroz, bárbaro, brutal, cruel, feroz, salvaje | |
Catalan | atroç, bàrbar, brutal, cruel, feroç, ferotge, salvatge | |
Nouns | brutality | the trait of extreme / extreme cruelty |
Meaning | Harsh. | |
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Synonym | unrelenting | |
Broader | intense | Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree |
Spanish | brutal | |
Catalan | brutal |
Meaning | resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility. | |
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Synonyms | beastly, bestial, brute, brutish | |
Broader | inhumane | lacking and reflecting lack of pity / pity or compassion / compassion |
Spanish | bestia, bestial, brutal | |
Catalan | animal, bèstia, bestial, brutal | |
Verbs | brutalize | become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling |
brutalize | make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman |
Meaning | disagreeably direct and precise. | |
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Example | "he spoke with brutal honesty" | |
Broader | direct | Straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action |
Spanish | brutal | |
Catalan | brutal |
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