Brutality

/bɹuːˈtælɪti/

Synonyms for "brutality" (164 found)

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Closest matches (33)

Noun(8 words)

barbarity savagery atrocitiesbarbarian behaviorbarbarism barbarisms barbarities bloodshed

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brutishness cannibalismcarnal naturecarnal-mindedness carnality

Strong matches (49)

coarseness contemptibleness cruelness cruelty despicableness destructiveness detestableness direness disgustingness dreadfulness earthiness egregiousness extremityfallen naturefallen stateferociousness ferocity fiendishness fierceness filth

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flesh fleshliness force foulness fulsomeness furiousness gothicism grossness harshness hatefulness heinousness horriblenessill breedingimpetuosity impoliteness incivility inclemency infamousness inhumaneness inhumanity

Adjective(3 words)

cruel actcruel dispositionexcessive use of force

Noun(6 words)

cruelties cruelty ferociousness harshness inhumanities inhumanity

Related words (82)

intensitylapsed stateloathsomeness lousiness malignity materialism mercilessness mindlessness murderousness nastiness neanderthalism nefariousness noisomeness nonspirituality notoriousness obnoxiousness odiousness offensiveness outrage outrageousness

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philistinism pitilessnesspostlapsarian staterankness repulsiveness rigor rottenness roughness ruthlessness sadismsadistic crueltysanguineousness savagery savagism scandalousness scurviness severity shabbiness shamefulness sharpness shoddiness sordidness squalidness squalor swinishness terribleness terrorismthe beastthe fleshthe offending adamthe old adamthe pitstroglodytism truculence uncivilizedness uncleanness uncouthness uncultivatedness uncultivation unculturedness ungentleness unrefinement unspirituality vandalism vehemence venom viciousness vileness violence virulencewanton crueltywildness worthlessness wretchedness

Noun(8 words)

ruffianism savageness savageries severity sternness tortures viciousness wantonness

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More general

9 entries

atrocity cruelness cruelty harshness inhumanity oppression severity violence wrongdoing

More specific

4 entries

beating coercion oppression torture

Collocations

6 entries

brutality against civiliansbrutality of powerpolice brutalitystate brutalitysystemic brutalitywar brutality

Inflections

1 entries

brutalities

Derivations

7 entries

brutal brutalities brutalize brutalized brutalizing brutally brutalness

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The police brutality incidents nearly set off a riot.

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If a man kills a tiger, they say it's sport. If a tiger kills a man, they say it's brutality.

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Police brutality has been a problem for a long time.

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There are too many victims of police brutality.

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