brutal
Without any mercy
Brutal describes actions, conditions, or qualities marked by extreme harshness, cruelty, or violence.
A brutal attack is savage and merciless; brutal honesty is blunt to the point of being hurtful.
Weather or physical conditions can be brutal when they're punishingly severe: The brutal heat made outdoor work impossible.
In casual speech, brutal often emphasizes how difficult or unpleasant something is: That exam was brutal.
The word suggests a roughness that disregards comfort or feeling.
Gore-covered or British curse
- savageFierce and untamed
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
- violentInvolving physical force
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
lethal · fatal · murderous · gory · bloodshed · slaughter · carnage · massacre
Fierce and untamed
- mercilessShowing no clemency
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
- pitilessLacking any compassion
heartless · inhuman · barbaric · sadistic · ferocious · bloodthirsty · monstrous · fiendish
Depleting one's stamina
- punishingExtremely taxing or severe
- demandingRequiring great effort
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
backbreaking · strenuous · taxing · relentless · unforgiving · draining · intense · torturous
Sharp, unpleasant taste
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- bitingHarshly critical or cold
- punishingExtremely taxing or severe
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
harsh · extreme · relentless · scorching · sweltering · blistering · freezing · unbearable
Refusing to let up
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- mercilessShowing no clemency
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
implacable · inflexible · inexorable · rigid · unbending · adamant · unflinching · unswerving
bloody
Gore-covered or British curse
deadly · lethal · fatal · murderous · gory · bloodshed · slaughter · carnage · massacre · assault
savage
Fierce and untamed
pitiless · heartless · inhuman · barbaric · sadistic · ferocious · bloodthirsty · monstrous · fiendish · callous
exhausting
Depleting one's stamina
grueling · backbreaking · strenuous · taxing · relentless · unforgiving · draining · intense · torturous · debilitating
bitter
Sharp, unpleasant taste
severe · harsh · extreme · relentless · scorching · sweltering · blistering · freezing · unbearable · oppressive
unrelenting
Refusing to let up
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- mercilessShowing no clemency
unforgiving · implacable · inflexible · inexorable · rigid · unbending · adamant · unflinching · unswerving · dogged
unsparing
Showing no leniency
severe · cutting · scathing · biting · caustic · piercing · stinging · unflinching · unvarnished · candid
- exhaustingdraining, taxing, tiring, exhausting, fatiguing
- Work Intensitybusy, demanding, heavy, intense, grueling
- fierceviolent, savage, ferocious, fierce, vicious
- harshbiting, bitter, caustic, cruel, cutting
- meanmean, cruel, unkind, nasty, hurtful
- oppressivestifling, suffocating, smothering, crushing, repressive
brutalgentle
Soft and kind
kind · humane · compassionate · merciful · tender
- brute forcePower over technique
- brutal honestyUnsparing directness in speech
- brute strengthUnrefined physical power
- police brutalityUnjustified force by officers
- brutally honest
- brutal beating
brute, brutality, brutally, brutish, brutalize, brutes, brutalized, brutalizing, brutalizes