English adjective: brutal | |||
1. | brutal (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering | ||
Samples | A barbarous crime. Brutal beatings. Cruel tortures. Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks. A savage slap. Vicious kicks. | ||
Synonyms | barbarous, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious | ||
Similar | inhumane | ||
Antonyms | humane | ||
2. | brutal harsh | ||
Samples | The brutal summer sun. A brutal winter. | ||
Synonyms | unrelenting | ||
Similar | intense | ||
Antonyms | mild | ||
3. | brutal resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility | ||
Samples | Beastly desires. A bestial nature. Brute force. A dull and brutish man. Bestial treatment of prisoners. | ||
Synonyms | beastly, bestial, brute, brutish | ||
Similar | inhumane | ||
Antonyms | humane | ||
4. | brutal disagreeably direct and precise | ||
Samples | He spoke with brutal honesty. | ||
Similar | direct | ||
Antonyms | indirect | ||