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brute

brute

24 6.0
Using physical force without thought or care
  • adjective
  • /bruːt/
  • Offensive
translation icon : bruto
  • His brute behavior during the argument shocked everyone in the room.
  • brute force
  • brute fact
  • brute reality

So brute force, brute forcing passwords works.

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Examples

Synonyms

brutal
vsbrute
  • NSFW
229 4.8

Very cruel and violent, causing pain or suffering

is focused on lack of human sensibility rather than active violence
savage
vsbrute
  • NSFW
27 4.5

Very fierce and violent and often cruel

highlights absence of human compassion rather than wild uncontrolled force
brutish
vsbrute
  • Offensive
13 7.2

Cruel and violent, showing no kindness

is a general lack of sensibility rather than necessarily violent behavior
bestial
vsbrute
6 8.5

Very cruel and violent like an angry wild animal

is the broader word for lacking human sensibility and reasoning
beastly
vsbrute
3 6.5

Cruel and showing no care for other people like an animal

is about lacking sensibility and reasoning not only coarse cruelty

Antonyms

488 2.9

Aware of and careful about other people's feelings

151 3.7

Feeling concern and care for people who suffer

How Brutish

inhuman
30 6.0
bestial
6 8.5
brute
  • Offensive
24 6.0
callous
41 7.3
insensitive
124 4.6

Surface Forms

brute positive

Etymology

The adjective brute comes from the same Latin root brutus, meaning 'dull' or 'stupid', and was used to say someone behaved like a beast. That's why brute describes raw, animal-like strength or a lack of human feeling, as in the phrase brute force.