brute
Violent, unthinking person
A brute is a savage, violent creature—an animal or a person who behaves like one.
The word emphasizes raw physical force without reason or compassion: The brute attacked without warning.
As an adjective, brute describes strength or force that is purely physical and unrefined: brute strength, brute force.
A brute fact is simply and undeniably there, requiring no explanation.
Habitual intimidator
- ruffianViolent, lawless person
- roughneckOil platform laborer
- hooliganViolent young troublemaker
- goonEnforcer or simpleton
bruiser · tough · hoodlum · barbarian · vandal · aggressor · assailant · attacker
Multicellular motile organism
- creatureLiving, sentient entity
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
- gorillaLargest great ape
- oxCastrated male cattle
bear · predator · mammoth · behemoth · leviathan · wildlife · instinct · feral
Willfully causing suffering
- heartlessLacking pity or mercy
- mercilessShowing no clemency
- pitilessLacking any compassion
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
cold · unfeeling · inhuman · vicious · sadistic · savage · remorseless · monstrous
bully
Habitual intimidator
goon · bruiser · tough · hoodlum · barbarian · vandal · aggressor · assailant · attacker · muscle
animal
Multicellular motile organism
ox · bear · predator · mammoth · behemoth · leviathan · wildlife · instinct · feral · untamed
cruel
Willfully causing suffering
ruthless · cold · unfeeling · inhuman · vicious · sadistic · savage · remorseless · monstrous · barbaric
bastard
Child of unmarried parents
scum · monster · beast · animal · pig · swine · fiend · villain · ogre · devil
strength
Power to exert force
vigor · raw · blunt · unsubtle · overpowering · relentless · crushing · sheer · physical · violent
- intimidationthreats, threatening, menacing, intimidate, bullying
- boorsboor, lout, oaf, churl, vulgarian
- long U wordscube, cute, mute, tube, tune
- tough guystough guys, tough guy, thug, thugs, enforcer
- machomachismo, macho man, alpha male, tough guy, bravado
- tough peopletough guy, tough cookie, tough nut, badass, bruiser
brutesaint
Canonized holy person
angel · humanitarian · compassionate · kind · kindhearted
brutegentleman
Courteous, honorable man
lady · sophisticate · aristocrat · courtier · dandy
- brute forcePower over technique
- brutal honestyUnsparing directness in speech
- brute strengthUnrefined physical power
- police brutalityUnjustified force by officers
- brutal beating
- brutal violenceExtreme, merciless physical harm
brutal, brutality, brutes, brute force, brute strength, brute-force, bruteness