Antonyms for brutal
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : broot-l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbrut l |
Definition of brutal
Origin :- mid-15c., in reference to the nature of animals, from Latin brutus (see brute (adj.)) + -al (1). Of persons, "fierce," 1640s. Related: Brutally.
- adj cruel, remorseless
- adj crude, rough
- Or perhaps it's a brutal revenge on me,—after thinking I'd only marry for money.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- After all, he could not be brutal with this guileless maiden.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- His voice seemed to him rough and brutal, but he did not mean it so.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- I asked, more to soften the effect of Marvin's brutal remark than anything else.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- Who could be so brutal as to blame so amiable, so candid a creature?
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- This was the whole front of her offending; yet I was so disappointed that I wanted to be brutal.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- "You leave her to me," Mulready interposed, with a brutal laugh.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Will you or will you not answer for your unmanly and brutal conduct?'
- Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens
- Its first war-cry was stifled back by the brutal and cowardly hand of Destiny.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- The sea had just seized them in a brutal embrace which had wet me through.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
Synonyms for brutal
- animal
- barbarous
- bearish
- beastly
- bestial
- bloodthirsty
- brute
- brutish
- callous
- carnal
- coarse
- feral
- ferine
- ferocious
- gruff
- hard
- harsh
- heartless
- impolite
- inhuman
- inhumane
- insensitive
- merciless
- pitiless
- remorseless
- rough
- rude
- ruthless
- savage
- severe
- swinish
- uncivil
- uncivilized
- unfeeling
- unmannerly
- unmerciful
- vicious
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