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brute
Synonyms and Antonyms of brute
1
having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others
hard-hearted, ironhearted, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, stonyhearted, unfeeling
bloodthirsty, cutthroat, murderous, sanguinary, sanguine
catty, despiteful, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, spiteful, vindictive
draconian, draconic, hardhanded, harsh, heavy-handed, oppressive
red in tooth and claw
2
having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal
brute
Synonyms and Antonyms of brute
1
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
2
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
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