What is another word for brutal ?

Savagely violent or barbaric

with a heart of stone

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

every person for themselves

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

red in tooth and claw

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

knock-down-and-drag-out

rubbing the wrong way

ill-humored^US

bad-tempered

ill-tempered

afflictive

intensely competitive

having a killer instinct

at each other's throats

wintry^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

terrorizing^US

wintery^UK

terrorising^UK

environmentally unfriendly

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“The rebellion finally succeeded in overthrowing the corrupt and brutal dictatorship.”

Adjective

Having or showing the nature and appetites of an animal

“This brutal instinct continues to function in some individuals, who represent among us the vestiges of an ancestral condition.”

Adjective

straight from the shoulder

Direct and without attempting to disguise unpleasantness

not afraid to call a spade a spade

saying what one thinks

straight-from-the-shoulder

laying it on the line

calling spade a spade

straight to the point

talking turkey

speaking as one finds

clear-cut

unstudied

overt

not beating about the bush

not beating around the bush

down-to-earth

calling a spade a spade

meaning what one says

not pulling any punches

speaking straight from the shoulder

telling it like it is

no beating around the bush

straight from shoulder

brief and to the point

not mincing one's words

speaking one's mind

head-on

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“Some weblogs, with their lacerating, brutal honesty, transport you to the extremities of human experience.”

Adjective

Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

like getting blood out of a stone

labored^US

laboured^UK

easier said than done

unfavorable^US

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

tremendously difficult

impossible to cope with

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“Fitch wrote a devastating report on the brutal labor conditions in the steel industry at the time.”

Adjective

throwing one's weight about

Exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way

throwing weight around

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Adjective

Severe or intense, especially in a painful or unpleasant way

more than flesh and blood can stand

sombre^UK

somber^US

grueling^US

gruelling^UK

knock-down-and-drag-out

more than one can bear

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Adjective

straight from the shoulder

Harshly sarcastic or satirical in nature

rubbing the wrong way

sulphurous^UK

sulfurous^US

libellous^UK

libelous^US

unfavorable^US

skeptical^US

sceptical^UK

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

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Adjective

Exhausting all effort

Adjective

straight from the shoulder

Blunt and plain-spoken in one's manner of speaking or behavior

to the point

calling a spade a spade

not beating about the bush

not mincing one's words

not afraid to call a spade a spade

brief and to the point

straight-talking

straight-shooting

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Adjective

To a blatantly great or extreme degree, typically in the negative sense

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Adjective

Causing disgust, displeasure or revulsion

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

fetid^US

foetid^UK

off-colour^UK

humourless^UK

sombre^UK

humorless^US

somber^US

off-color^US

strictly for the birds

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

unfavorable^US

too horrible for words

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

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