brutes
Thugs without conscience
Brutes is the plural of brute—creatures lacking reason or refinement.
Animals are brutes in contrast to humans; violent or cruel people are brutes in contrast to civilized ones.
The word emphasizes raw physical force without intelligence or moral restraint: Those brutes destroyed everything in their path.
As an adjective, brute modifies nouns to suggest sheer, unthinking power: brute strength, brute force.
Savagely cruel, uncivilized
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
- mercilessShowing no clemency
- cruelWillfully causing suffering
bloodthirsty · ruthless · violent · inhuman · pitiless · barbarous · sanguinary · truculent
Crudely ill-mannered
- loutishCrude and ill-mannered
- oafishStupidly clumsy
- cloddishCrude and unrefined
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
coarse · vulgar · uncouth · churlish · rude · ill-mannered · uncivilized · unrefined
Conveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
overbearing · aggressive · terrifying · daunting · coercive · forceful · tyrannical · oppressive
Muscular power, bodily might
- muscleContractile body tissue
- powerhouseSource of great energy
- strongmanPowerful lifter or despot
- mightGreat physical strength
force · hulk · titan · powerlifting · physicality · vigor · toughness · robustness
barbaric
Savagely cruel, uncivilized
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
- mercilessShowing no clemency
cruel · bloodthirsty · ruthless · violent · inhuman · pitiless · barbarous · sanguinary · truculent · wild
boorish
Crudely ill-mannered
crude · coarse · vulgar · uncouth · churlish · rude · ill-mannered · uncivilized · unrefined · philistine
menacing
Conveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
domineering · overbearing · aggressive · terrifying · daunting · coercive · forceful · tyrannical · oppressive · thuggish
brawn
Muscular power, bodily might
- muscleContractile body tissue
- powerhouseSource of great energy
- strongmanPowerful lifter or despot
might · force · hulk · titan · powerlifting · physicality · vigor · toughness · robustness · sturdiness
beast
Large wild animal
- creatureLiving, sentient entity
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
carnivore · wildlife · fauna · quadruped · vertebrate · species · prey · instinct · habitat · gorilla
- donnéestableaux, bases, metadata, entrees, sorties
- superhumanssuperhumans, metahumans, superheroes, supervillains, mutants
- thugsthugs, goons, heavies, toughs, ruffians
- tormentorstormentor, tormenter, torturer, torturers, persecutor
brutesangels
Divine winged messengers
saints · humanitarians · gentlemen · lambs · innocents
brutesgentlefolk
Persons of high birth
sophisticates · aesthetes · aristocrats · connoisseurs · courtiers
brutesintellectuals
People of scholarly pursuits
philosophers · sages · thinkers · scholars · geniuses
- 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, brute, brutality, brutish, brutishness, brutishly, brute-force