brutish

adjective

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There are 2 syllables in the word brutish.

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Definition of brutish:

brutish (adjective):: coarse; resembling, befitting, or typical of a brute or beast; resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility.

Synonyms for brutish:

animal

animalistic

barbarian

beastly

bestial

boorish

brutal

brute

coarse

crass

crude

cruel

feral

ferine

gross

inhumane

loutish

physical

savage

sensual

stupid

subhuman

swinish

uncouth

vicious

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Antonyms for brutish:

accomplished

admirable

advanced

affable

agreeable

altruistic

amenable

amiable

becoming

behaved

beneficent

benevolent

benign

benignant

big-hearted

bleeding heart

calm

caring

ceremonious

charitable

charming

chivalrous

civil

civilised

civilized

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