Synonyms of brutally

brutally

adverb

as in harshly

in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering

the prisoners were treated brutally at the hands of the guards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harshly
• severely
• oppressively
• hard
• sternly
• ill
• roughly
• stiffly
• ruthlessly
• mercilessly
• aggressively
• savagely
• abusively
• pitilessly
• heartlessly
• inhumanly
• viciously
• strongly
• unmercifully
• hardly
• inhumanely
• callously
• unsparingly
• grimly
• tyrannically
• insensitively
• unfeelingly
• brutishly
• firmly
• obdurately
• uncharitably
• cold-bloodedly
• determinedly
• resolutely
• insensately
• toughly
• decidedly
• assertively
• hard-heartedly
• gruffly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lightly
• gently
• mildly
• softly
• leniently
• lovingly
• tenderly
• kindly
• graciously
• cordially
• considerately
• benevolently
• sympathetically
• mercifully
• clemently
• compassionately
• humanely
• charitably
• understandingly
• tolerantly
• benignantly
• softheartedly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brutally

Each episode, the brutally honest Ramsay comes in to help the struggling restaurant fix its problems or its negative image, and in turn the restaurants get publicity from being on a national television show. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

She’d been brutally murdered, and Icelandic police needed to know why. — HubSpot, 1 Oct. 2026

The images revealed uterine fibroids, which finally explained 37 years of brutally heavy periods. — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 29 Sep. 2026

His global reputation was built primarily on serving as the family lawyer, after his cousin Jamal, the journalist, was so brutally murdered by the regime in Riyadh. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

Amid the jubilation of the liberation, there is a darker side, as women who fraternized with German soldiers are tracked down and brutally publicly shamed. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

The other was about fear, grief and five young lives brutally taken far too soon. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

The seemingly sweet and innocent woman from season one has become a brutally violent villain out for revenge. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

In May, Cassius heard the nearby screams of Miami woman Caitlin Dydzuhn, who was walking her dog near her downtown condominium when she was brutally attacked by a man wielding a homemade shank. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2026