as in brutality
the manifestation of the traits or the gratification of the appetites of a lower animal
a novel depicting the brutishness to which a group of schoolboys descend when they are stranded on a deserted island
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Recent Examples of brutishness
Likewise, young Waller proves a revelation, capable of communicating Danny’s vulnerability and brutishness on the turn of a dime.
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brutishness
brutality
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From Fair Park to Little Mexico and neighborhoods in between, this video series is a closer look at how subjects like police brutality and gentrification have disproportionately affected BIPOC communities in Dallas.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
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Mitchell did receive criticism from a pair of civil-rights attorneys who represent the plaintiffs in a brutality case that first brought OPD into longstanding federal oversight.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Brutishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brutishness. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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