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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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