Synonyms for Brunt
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1. brunt

   Synonyms:
   impulse, attack, aggression, onslaught, onset, assault, shock

   Antonyms:
   resistance, endurance, repulsion

Princeton's WordNet

1. bruntnoun

   main force of a blow etc

   "bore the brunt of the attack"

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1. • Force

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1. bruntnoun

   Synonyms:
   shock, heat of onset

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1. List of paraphrases for "brunt":

   weight, burden, shiner

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How to use Brunt in a sentence?

1. Euripides, Hippolytus, 428 B.C.:

   There is one thing alonethat stands the brunt of life throughout its course:a quiet conscience.

2. Raul Garcia:

   The brunt of this will be felt from frontline communities.

3. Lorne Baring:

   The CDS (credit default swap) market is indicating a future financial stress for bond holders in the banking sector. There are concerns that the banking sector is undercapitalised in Europe and credit conditions are sub-optimal, combined with the global macro backdrop, with Chinese growth slowing down, there is a natural impact around the world and the banking sector is bearing the brunt. There could be a wave of defaults in the energy sector and that will damage the balance sheet of the banking sector.

4. Leandro Mena:

   While the 2020 data shows that STDs increased among many groups, some racial and ethnic minority groups, gay and bisexual men and our nation's youth continue to bear the brunt of the epidemic, these data illustrate the factors such as lack of access to regular medical care, discrimination, and stigma, continue to stand in the way of quality sexual health care for everyone who needs it.

5. Lorne Baring:

   The CDS (credit default swap) market is indicating a future financial stress for bond holders in the banking sector. There are concerns that the banking sector is under-capitalised in Europe and credit conditions are sub-optimal, and when combined that with the global macro backdrop, with Chinese growth slowing down, there is a natural impact of it around the world and the banking sector is bearing the brunt. There could be a wave of defaults in the energy sector and that will damage the balance sheet of the banking sector.