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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 | ||
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