brutes

noun

Definition of brutesnext
plural of brute
1
as in animals
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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2
as in villains
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person leave him alone, you brute!

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  1. villains
  2. creatures
  3. beasts
  4. criminals
  5. offenders
Noun
  • On Foods That Sabotage Your Sleep Tollemache emphasizes that these seven foods aren’t villains.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Tired of seeing Hugh Grant plays villains and creeps?
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of villains
Noun
  • The characters in the book are some sort of inter-subjective creatures made from my guesswork about another person and their practice, their worldview, what their studio life is like—and, of course, me.
    Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This layer of the ocean mostly includes and is home to some of the weirdest and wackiest creatures on our planet.
    Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of creatures
Noun
  • How much were humans to blame for driving these beasts to extinction?
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In the past, researchers have pinned culpability on the rapidly warming climate, arguing that Pleistocene beasts were unable to adapt as the world climbed out of an ice age.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of beasts
Noun
  • Many criminals use generative AI to improve the grammar and believability of their phishing emails and scripts.
    Craig Costigan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • On immigration, most Democratic governors agree that violent criminals need to be deported, noting that it's always been the case that local and state law enforcement work with federal authorities on investigating crimes.
    Isabella Murray, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of criminals
Noun
  • But even bad songs are tough to whittle into a list and culling some of the worst offenders is highly subjective.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • China and Hong Kong were noted as leading offenders, together detaining 135 journalists.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of offenders
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