BRUTE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word brute. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BRUTE
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beast | nounn | |||||||
noun • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement • a cruelly rapacious person | ||||||||
animal | nounn | |||||||
noun • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement adjective satellite • marked by the appetites and passions of the body | ||||||||
beastly | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • in a beastly manner adjective satellite • (informal) very unpleasant • resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility | ||||||||
brutal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering • punishingly harsh • resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility • disagreeably direct and precise | ||||||||
brutish | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility | ||||||||
creature | nounn | |||||||
noun • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement • a living being • a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else | ||||||||
fauna | nounn | |||||||
noun • all the animal life in a particular region or period • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | ||||||||
savage | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a member of an uncivilized people • a cruelly rapacious person adjective satellite • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering • wild and menacing • without civilizing influences • marked by extreme and violent energy verb • attack brutally and fiercely • criticize harshly or violently | ||||||||
wildcat | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field • a cruelly rapacious person • any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild adjective satellite • outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices • without official authorization • (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive | ||||||||
wolf | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs • Austrian composer (1860-1903) • a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women • German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824) • a cruelly rapacious person verb • eat hastily | ||||||||
animate being | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement |