Dictionary Entry

brutal

brutal is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 11 · 6 senses

Definitions

1adjective
Of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature.
2adjective
Like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling; merciless; gross; as, brutal manners.
3adjective
disagreeably direct and precise
"he spoke with brutal honesty"
4adjective
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
"a barbarous crime"
"brutal beatings"
Synonyms
barbarous cruel fell roughshod savage vicious
5adjective
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
"beastly desires"
"a bestial nature"
Synonyms
beastly bestial brute brutish
6adjective
harsh
"the brutal summer sun"
"a brutal winter"
Synonyms
unrelenting

Synonyms

barbarous cruel fell roughshod savage vicious beastly bestial brute brutish unrelenting

Common word forms

brutally brutalise brutality brutalize brutalness

Words from these letters

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