BRUTALITY Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word brutality. (close relations)
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savagery | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of being untamed and ferocious • the trait of extreme cruelty • a brutal barbarous savage act | ||||||||
atrocity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane • an act of atrocious cruelty | ||||||||
butchery | nounn | |||||||
noun • a building where animals are butchered • the business of a butcher • the savage and excessive killing of many people | ||||||||
callousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness | ||||||||
cruelty | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering • feelings of extreme heartlessness • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | ||||||||
ferocity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of being wild or turbulent | ||||||||
harshness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions • the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance • excessive sternness | ||||||||
inhumanity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others • an act of atrocious cruelty | ||||||||
ruthlessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity • feelings of extreme heartlessness | ||||||||
violence | nounn | |||||||
noun • an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) • the property of being wild or turbulent • a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc. | ||||||||
barbarism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a brutal barbarous savage act | ||||||||
barbarity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane • a brutal barbarous savage act | ||||||||
ferociousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of extreme cruelty | ||||||||
viciousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of extreme cruelty |