brutal

Adjective Satellite

• (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
  • "brutal beatings"
• harsh
  • "the brutal summer sun"
  • "a brutal winter"
• resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
• disagreeably direct and precise
  • "he spoke with brutal honesty"

Adj

• Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
• Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
• Harsh; unrelenting.
• Disagreeably precise or penetrating.
• In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
• Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness.

Adjective

• Savagely cruel; punishingly harsh or severe.

Examples

• brutal honesty
• The game was brutal, but after a bloodbath he finally won.
• The Words With Friends algorithm dealt him a brutal tile draw, leaving him with all I’s.

Synonyms

barbarous, beastly, bestial, brute, brutish, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, unrelenting, vicious, barbaric, cold-blooded

Antonyms

gentle, kind

Related Words

brutality, brutally, brute, brutish, BRUTALLY