He is a brute to his children.
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Brute
/bɹuːt/
Synonyms for "brute" (229 found)
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Strong matches (69)
Adjective(1 words)
feral creature
Related words (114)
incendiaryinfernalinhumaninhumaneinsensateinstinctiveinstinctualirrationalkillerlapsedliving beingliving thingmad dogmadcapmafiosomainman eaterman-eatermaterialmaterialistic
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mindlessmonstermuggermurderousneanderthalnihilistnonrationalnonspiritualoaforgiasticphysicalpostlapsarianrapistrevolutionaryruthlesssadisticsanguinarysanguineoussatanicsavagesenselesssharksharkishshe-wolfslaveringspitfirestupidsubhumanswinishtartareantermagantterrorterroristthoughtlesstigertigresstoughtough guytroglodytetruculentugly customerunchristianuncivilizedunconsciousunfeelingunhumanunintelligentunreasoningunspiritualunthinkingvandalvarmintviciousviolentviragovixenwild beastwild manwitchwolfwolfishwreckeryoung turkzoiczooidalzoologiczoological
Noun(26 words)
inhumaneloutloutsmonstermonstersmusclemanoafogreogresorcsportuguese ogroroughruffiansavagersavagessimianstrongmanswinesthugunheuristic
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Adjective(1 words)
ugly ogre
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14 entriesCollocations
7 entriesbrute forcebrute force attackbrute force methodbrute force searchbrute instinctbrute powerbrute strength
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3 entriesDerivations
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1 entriesSample sentences
27 total sentences available.
I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting below the intellect.
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Don't be a brute.
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"Why do you hate me so much?" "Because you are a brute!"
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