BRUTAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering
   Synonym(s)
   • cruel (what does cruel mean?)
   • harsh (what does harsh mean?)
   • rigorous (what does rigorous mean?)
   • unkind (what does unkind mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • brutal weather
   • northern winters can be cruel
   • a cruel world
   • a harsh climate
   • a rigorous climate
   • unkind winters
   Similar To
   • hard (what does hard mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
   Synonym(s)
   • barbarous (what does barbarous mean?)
   • cruel (what does cruel mean?)
   • fell (what does fell mean?)
   • roughshod (what does roughshod mean?)
   • savage (what does savage mean?)
   • vicious (what does vicious mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a barbarous crime
   • brutal beatings
   • cruel tortures
   • Stalin’’s roughshod treatment of the kulaks
   • a savage slap
   • vicious kicks
   Similar To
   • inhumane (what does inhumane mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain
   Synonym(s)
   • cruel (what does cruel mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • brutal instruments of torture
   • cruel weapons of war
   Similar To
   • inhumane (what does inhumane mean?)