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Brute

/bɹuːt/

An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast.

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📖 Definitions of "Brute"

noun

1
An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast.
2
A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person.
"One of them was a hulking brute of a man, heavily tattooed and with a hardened face that practically screamed "I just got out of jail.""
3
(Cambridge University slang) One who has not yet matriculated.

verb

1
To shape (diamonds) by grinding them against each other.

adjective

1
Without reason or intelligence (of animals).
"a brute beast"
2
Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans).
3
Being unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless.
"the brute earth; the brute powers of nature"
4
Crude, unpolished.

🔄 Synonyms of "Brute"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
beastnoun	An animal, especially a large or dangerous land vertebrate.
bestialnoun	(literally and figuratively) Beast-like.
creaturenoun	A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.
animalnoun	(sciences) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants).
brutish	Bestial; lacking human sensibility
wolfnoun	(countable) Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
wildcatnoun	A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically:
beastly	Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.
animate beingnoun	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
faunanoun	(uncountable) Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.
savagenoun	Fierce and ferocious.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Brute"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
brutish	Bestial; lacking human sensibility
savagenoun	(figuratively) An aggressively defiant person.
inhumane	Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind. [Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.]
beastly	Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.
bestialnoun	(Scotland, obsolete) Cattle.
beastnoun	An animal, especially a large or dangerous land vertebrate.
creaturenoun	A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.
faunanoun	(uncountable) Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.
wolfnoun	(countable) Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
wildcatnoun	A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically:
animalnoun	(sciences) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants).
animate beingnoun	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
brutal	Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
barbarismnoun	A barbaric act.
yahoonoun	(derogatory) A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth individual.
barbarous	Uncivilized, uncultured.
roughnoun	The unmowed part of a golf course.
barbaric	of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth
viciousnoun	A surname.
crudenoun	Any substance in its natural state.