more brutal

ADJECTIVE

cruel, remorseless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barbarous callous ferocious harsh inhuman merciless rough rude ruthless savage severe vicious

WEAK

bloodthirsty gruff hard heartless impolite insensitive pitiless remorseless uncivil uncivilized unfeeling unmannerly unmerciful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm civilized compassionate courteous easy friendly gentle giving kind mild nice polished polite refined smooth sophisticated sympathetic tame temperate tender

WEAK

generous humane

ADJECTIVE

crude, rough

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inhuman inhumane rude savage

WEAK

animal bearish beastly bestial brute brutish carnal coarse feral ferine swinish unfeeling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

kind nice

WEAK

generous gentle humane

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more brutal

From that point on, an entire society becomes thinkable: exchanges of women between groups, asymmetrical integrations, reciprocal or non-reciprocal circulation, alliances, captures, or more brutal forms of intergroup relations.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

Tesla has more revenue than SpaceX, but EV competition is far more brutal than space launch competition, which SpaceX dominates.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

"The world is becoming more brutal and more fragmented, hence why we need more international cooperation," Arnaud Suquet, France's ambassador to Kenya, told Kenyan channel NTV on Friday.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

Selloffs like the one following Covid shutdowns, Liberation Day and hostilities in Iran are even more brutal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

“He’s just a more brutal version of you,” she told me that last week we were taking care of him.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee