brute

noun

1

: beast

2

: one who lacks intelligence, sensitivity, or compassion : a brutal person

Synonyms of brute

• animal
• creature

Examples of brute in a Sentence

Let go of me, you brute!

it is a fundamental sense of right and wrong that separates us from the brutes

Recent Examples on the Web

Historically speaking, the Allied Supreme Commander wasn’t considered an angry brute so much as a steady diplomat who was capable of sudden, persuasive rage. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 May 2026

Even the consumer-level codes that encrypt your online banking are so hard to break that every computer on the planet working together would need longer than the age of the universe to brute-force them apart. —David M. Ewalt, Scientific American, 19 May 2026

Oscillating between a bumbling brute and an ironic ignoramus, Marvel Studios sees the God of Thunder more like the God of Blunder, kicking out the knees of the steady 2011 film in favour of single-digit IQ humour. —Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 6 May 2026

This time the closing hole was a brute, the toughest at Harbour Town on Sunday. —ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

derivative of brute entry 1, perhaps after Medieval Latin brūtum "brute animal"

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for brute

• boot
• bruit
• brut
• chute
• coot
• cute
• flute
• fruit
• hoot
• jute
• loot
• lute

Kids Definition

brute

1 of 2 adjective

ˈbrüt 

1

: of or relating to beasts

2

: typical of beasts : like that of a beast

brute force

brute strength

brute

2 of 2 noun

1

: animal entry 1 sense 2a

2

: a brutal person