Synonyms for brutish
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Brutal — bestial; lacking human sensibility
brutal, bestial, beastly UK, savage, barbarous, inhuman, brute, uncouth, barbarian, cruel, truculent, barbaric, uncivilized, uncivilised UK, ferocious, animalistic, uncultured, wolfish, coarse, carnal, uncivil, uncultivated, gross
Other
stupid, unspiritual, blood-thirsty, brutesome rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Bestial; lacking human sensibility.
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- brutishly brutishness
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A brutish man simply follows his animal instincts, without special inclination to do harm; the brutal have always a spirit of malice and cruelty.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- brutal The city was ruined by the brutal force of nature.
- savage There are still some savage tribes on that island.
- barbarous The slaughter of the prisoners was a barbarous act.
- bestial War is a disgusting relic of humanity's bestial past.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| brutish | rising | |
| brutal | rising | |
| savage | rising | |
| barbarous | falling | |
| bestial | rising | |
| unspiritual | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- gross1, cruel2, brute1
- 6 letters
- stupid2, brutal2, savage2, coarse1, carnal2
- 7 letters
- inhuman3, beastly2, uncouth2, bestial2, uncivil3, wolfish
- 8 letters
- barbaric3
- 9 letters
- barbarian4, ferocious3, barbarous3, truculent3, brutesome
- 10 letters
- uncultured
- 11 letters
- uncivilized4, animalistic, uncivilised, unspiritual
- 12 letters
- uncultivated
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cruel2 = 2 syllables).