BRUNT Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

brunt

noun

ˈbrənt

Definition of brunt

as in weight

the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts the brunt of the responsibility fell on her shoulders

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Recent Examples of brunt Why young workers bear the brunt The mechanism isn’t mysterious. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 June 2026 Smaller investors, drawn by the excitement, often bear the brunt of subsequent declines. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Healthcare took the brunt of the cuts, with doctors expecting delays for non-emergency services, even as the county preserved life-saving healthcare. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 23 June 2026 Target has also been the subject of backlash over its actions on a number of social justice issues, and the brunt of that has fallen on Cornell. — Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for brunt

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Noun

Because the reactor saves weight and internal space, ship designers could build a dual-draft hull.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
Maintaining a healthy weight can prevent the chronic, systemic inflammation that is linked to metabolic syndrome, which directly accelerates structural skin and tissue aging.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of weight

Noun

The eight-member body oversees McCuskey’s work and consists of four Democratic and four Republican legislators, including Keicher.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Rather than just a reproductive issue, endometriosis is a whole-body condition, affecting everything from emotional regulation to hormone production and gut health.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of body

Noun

At its core, Vermejo is a conservation laboratory developing the blueprint for rewilding in North America—the tourism element simply helps to fund it.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026
To create objects with collapsibility as a core feature, Toyonaga’s team devised an analytic design algorithm allowing incremental construction of complex scissored surfaces.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of core

Noun

The majority of the patch’s family-friendly activities are open during the festival, save for its corn maze.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Yet the company excluded the majority of those harms from its public reports, designing its metrics so that many of the worst encounters were never captured.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of majority

Noun

The common denominator is reducing the burden on the person who already has enough to carry.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 24 Aug. 2026
Young adults who already face high housing costs, student debt and an uncertain retirement system will carry the heaviest burden.

— Carolyn Bourdeaux, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of burden

Noun

On Sunday, Roman Goffman, the chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, met again with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in Jordan to ease the latest tensions, according to the Syrian state news agency.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
The pilots could not see the runway and were flying by instruments, Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region chief, said Friday.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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