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1. barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious(adj)

   (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, unrelenting(adj)

   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, brutal(adj)

   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. brutal(adj)

   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. brutal(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   cold-blooded, barbaric, savage, vicious

   Antonyms:
   kind, gentle

2. brutal(adjective)

   Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel

   Synonyms:
   vicious, savage, cold-blooded, barbaric

   Antonyms:
   kind, gentle

3. brutal(adjective)

   Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.

   Synonyms:
   savage, cold-blooded, vicious, barbaric

   Antonyms:
   kind, gentle

4. brutal(adjective)

   Harsh; unrelenting

   Synonyms:
   cold-blooded, savage, vicious, barbaric

   Antonyms:
   gentle, kind

5. brutal(adjective)

   Disagreeably precise or penetrating

   Synonyms:
   vicious, savage, cold-blooded, barbaric

   Antonyms:
   gentle, kind

6. brutal(adjective)

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

   Synonyms:
   barbaric, cold-blooded, savage, vicious

   Antonyms:
   kind, gentle

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. brutal(a.)

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

2. brutal(a.)

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

3. brutal(a.)

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

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List of paraphrases:

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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