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brutally

ADVERB

cruelly, without remorse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ferociously fiercely mercilessly relentlessly ruthlessly savagely viciously

WEAK

atrociously barbarically barbarously brutishly callously demoniacally diabolically ferally hardheartedly heartlessly in cold blood inexorably inhumanely inhumanly meanly murderously pitilessly remorselessly something fierce something terrible unkindly unrelentingly

Antonyms

WEAK

gently humanely kindly nicely

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And with “The Devil Wears Prada 2” — a brutally honest, important film that uses its blockbuster status to convey the timelessness of journalism, cinema and human creativity — they will.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Two brutally hard games to go, but they're in a healthy spot for now.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

And the market has brutally punished software companies, with the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector exchange-traded fund down some 30% from its 2025 peak.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

The Pistons featured a brutally physical frontcourt that included Rasheed Wallace, who retired with a whopping 317 technical fouls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

For a day and a half, Annabelle runs on a brutally hot road, WA 970, through Cle Elum.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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