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as in brutal
having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others
brute attacks on innocent civilians
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2
as in feral
having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal
a man of brute instinct, he deals with conflict the only way he knows how—by physical force
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as in animal
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
it is a fundamental sense of right and wrong that separates us from the brutes
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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
leave him alone, you brute!
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Recent Examples of brute
Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Forget the outdated notion of leadership that powers through by brute force - the modern flex?
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Cops released surveillance photos of a trio of brutes wanted for punching, repeatedly stabbing and robbing a man on a Bronx train last month.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
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Adjective
While Ukraine and its Western backers haggle over how much more of Donbas Kyiv should surrender, the land Russia has already captured by brute force is barely mentioned at all.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Forget the outdated notion of leadership that powers through by brute force - the modern flex?
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
This freshly re-imagined Jag is worlds apart from that old German brute, but was similar in the sense of feeling wonderfully light and responsive, and utilizing hydraulic fluid to power its steering.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Cops released surveillance photos of a trio of brutes wanted for punching, repeatedly stabbing and robbing a man on a Bronx train last month.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brute
Adjective
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After being relegated to the bench as his season spirals out of control, shortstop Anthony Volpe returned to the lineup against the Washington Nationals, only for his issues at the plate to reach a brutal new low.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Friends can lie, colleagues can backstab, anyone can die in any number of brutal ways.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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By then, however, Mizuhara had revealed himself to be a personal whale whose feral gambling habit mirrored — and now heavily subsidized — Bowyer’s own.—
DAVID AMSDEN,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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The program provides free spay/neuter surgeries for free-roaming cats in areas throughout metro Phoenix that have large populations of feral cats.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The animal was once widespread, but logging in old-growth and coniferous forests decimated their habitats.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
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Male silverbacks were virtually immovable, acting as the displacing animal in more than 99% of interactions.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Sexism and who gets labeled as the 'villain' Love triangles can also lead to vilifying the central love interest.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Mia Goth and Matt Smith were already revealed to be in the cast, playing villains.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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As savage Arctic cold was getting ready to surge south across North America, vivid imagery based on data from weather models showed us what was going to happen.—
Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
27 Dec. 2022
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The 2023 grand marshal is former Arizona Democratic congresswoman Gabby Giffords, gravely wounded in a savage mass shooting in 2011 that also killed six people.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2022
Adjective
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The pure of heart among you may recoil at the notion that anyone would sow brutish chaos, hurt vulnerable people and throw any semblance of democracy under the bus for a churlish, vicious distraction.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Aug. 2025
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Hardy has big blue eyes and a boyish-looking face, which balance out Luke’s brutish body language.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
31 July 2025
Noun
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These creatures, often captured in moments of flight, fear, or fight, act as metaphors for personal trauma, resilience, and the human instinct for survival.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Elordi, 28, is visiting New York for a Variety cover shoot accompanied by his own creature — an incredibly mellow golden retriever, Layla.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
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His monster homer finally gave the Red Sox some room after a frustrating offensive game in which Boston stranded 14 men on base and went 3-for-19 with runners in scoring position.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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Items still needed: large play mats, luggage, dolls, toy monster trucks Scampini Linn said she feels affirmed by the generosity of her community.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Brute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brute. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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