brute

/bruːt/
adjective
  1. Involving or characterized by physical strength rather than intelligence or skill.
    • It was a brute effort, but they finally moved the boulder.
    • The job required brute strength to lift heavy boxes.
    • They used brute force to open the locked door.
  2. Unreasoning and purely instinctive or animal-like.
    • Her brute honesty sometimes hurt people's feelings.
    • The soldiers fought with brute courage, ignoring the danger.
    • He felt a brute urge to smash the window.
Antonyms
noun
  1. A large, strong, and often violent person or animal.
    • Don't act like a brute; use your words instead.
    • The guard was a huge brute who scared everyone.
    • The lion is a powerful brute of the savanna.
  2. A cruel, insensitive, or rough person.
    • She called him a brute after he broke her favorite vase in anger.
    • Only a brute would kick a helpless puppy.
    • He was a brute to his employees, yelling at them constantly.
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