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

In June, 1848, workers erected barricades on a nearby street, only to be brutally suppressed by government forces. — Maurice Samuels, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

Earlier this year, after CNN aired an interview with two men who self-identified as groypers, Fuentes brutally mocked the pair on stream—criticizing them for, among other things, their normie footwear. — Nathan Taylor Pemberton, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026

The editor wrote that, The Wielun memorial book must be a reflection of a former home, which was so brutally destroyed and erased. — Jennifer Rich, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

The true story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, who kidnapped and brutally murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago in 1924. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2026

Tom Rhys Harries plays Matt Hagen, an A-list actor who is brutally disfigured by a gangster. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

Heidi Levine, the Washington Post journalist brutally attacked by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank last week, said the terrifying ordeal has only strengthened her resolve to continue covering the plight of Palestinians. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Szabo doesn’t take kindly to Matt’s indiscretion and brutally carves up his face. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Investigators say he had been abducted, driven to another county, and brutally killed. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026