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- Thesaurus|702
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76 entries under brutal topic. ×
| heartless(adjective, mean, hard, tough, harsh) | |
| mean(adjective, clear, hard, tough, severe) | |
| merciless(adjective, hard, severe, rough, firm) | |
| pitiless(adjective, close, hard, severe, sharp) | |
| rigorous(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| ruthless(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) | |
| sharp(adjective, hard, tough, severe, nasty) | |
| stony(adjective, hard, cruel, unfeeling, unsympathetic) | |
| stringent(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, hard, severe, evil, sharp) | |
| unsparing(adjective, close, strong, hard, tough) | |
| vicious(adjective, hard, severe, evil, rough) | |
| wicked(adjective, clear, hard, tough, severe) | |
| barbarous(adjective, cruel, pitiless, callous) | |
| bleak(adjective, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| cold-blooded(adjective, hard, cruel, unfeeling, unsympathetic) | |
| cutthroat(adjective, cruel, pitiless, callous) | |
| dog-eat-dog(adjective, cruel, pitiless, callous) | |
| feral(adjective, cruel, pitiless, callous) | |
| ferocious(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh) |
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