Synonyms of brutishness

brutishness

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brutality
• cruelty
• animality
• animalism
• beastliness
• bestiality
• sensuality
• physicality
• carnality
• swinishness
• boorishness
• savagery
• barbarity
• rudeness
• sadism
• coarseness
• crudeness
• loutishness
• viciousness
• wantonness
• grossness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spirituality
• intellectuality
• nobility
• magnanimity
• compassion
• kindness
• benevolence
• beneficence
• kindliness
• benignity
• high-mindedness
• tenderheartedness
• greatheartedness
• kindheartedness
• good-heartedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brutishness

Generations of agents, therefore, have had to walk a line between bookishness and brutishness. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

But the brutishness has merely relocated, to places far more dangerous. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026

Likewise, young Waller proves a revelation, capable of communicating Danny’s vulnerability and brutishness on the turn of a dime. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025