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more brutal

ADJECTIVE

cruel, remorseless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barbarous callous ferocious harsh inhuman merciless rough rude ruthless savage severe vicious

WEAK

bloodthirsty gruff hard heartless impolite insensitive pitiless remorseless uncivil uncivilized unfeeling unmannerly unmerciful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm civilized compassionate courteous easy friendly gentle giving kind mild nice polished polite refined smooth sophisticated sympathetic tame temperate tender

WEAK

generous humane

ADJECTIVE

crude, rough

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inhuman inhumane rude savage

WEAK

animal bearish beastly bestial brute brutish carnal coarse feral ferine swinish unfeeling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

kind nice

WEAK

generous gentle humane

Example Sentences

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Although bare-knuckle boxing seems more brutal than its gloved counterpart, Tetreault claims that there are misconceptions.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

An opinion piece in Germany's Bild tabloid was more brutal.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Hours are long, decisions have to be quick and fans can be more brutal than shareholders if they don’t like changes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Bruno Schneller, managing partner at Erlen Capital Management in Zurich, made a similar, if even more brutal, point.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

“He’s just a more brutal version of you,” she told me that last week we were taking care of him.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee