Brutally

Synonyms for "brutally" (47 found)

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Closest matches (10)

Adverb(6 words)

savagely viciously barbarically barbarously bluntly brutishly

atrociously awfully

Adjective(2 words)

beastly butcherly

Strong matches (14)

Adverb(8 words)

callously coldly cruelly extremely ferociously harshly heinously highly

dreadfully ferociously flagrantly grossly horribly horridly

Related words (23)

infamously outrageously rough roughly terriblytooth and nail

Adverb(14 words)

inhumanely inhumanly murderously painfully rigorously ruthlessly sadistically senselessly severely sternly tactlessly totally utterly violently

Noun(1 words)

most violent

Adjective(2 words)

ruffianly ugly

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16 entries

barbarously bluntly callously coldly cruelly extremely harshly highly rigorously savagely severely sternly tactlessly totally utterly viciously

Collocations

6 entries

brutality against civiliansbrutality indexbrutality scaledegree of brutalityextreme brutalitylevel of brutality

Inflections

2 entries

more brutallymost brutally

Derivations

3 entries

brutal brutality brutalize

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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She is brutally honest; it hurts me from time to time.

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Today, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of genocide struggle for recognition of the massacres, seeking justice for past crimes on behalf of family members who were brutally murdered.

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Tom was brutally murdered.

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Tom was brutally murdered on October 20, 2013.

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