brute | Definition of brute

brute

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of brute

1 one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings

it is a fundamental sense of right and wrong that separates us from the brutes

Synonyms of brute

animal, beast, beastie, creature, critter

Words Related to brute

blastie [Scottish], varmint, vermin

biped, quadruped

carnivore, herbivore, insectivore

invertebrate, vertebrate

domestic animal, pet

livestock, stock

2 a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

leave him alone, you brute!

Synonyms of brute

baddie (or baddy), beast, caitiff, devil, evildoer, fiend, heavy, hound, knave, meanie (also meany), miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, rogue, savage, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, villain, wretch

Words Related to brute

criminal, crook, culprit, felon, lawbreaker, malefactor, offender, perp, perpetrator, transgressor

sinner, trespasser, wrongdoer

cad, heel, serpent, snake, viper

bandit, bravo, desperado, outlaw

con, convict, jailbird

assassin, cutthroat, gangster, goon, gunman, hoodlum, hooligan, racketeer, ruffian, thug

rough, rowdy, tough

loser, lowlife, ne'er-do-well, stinker, trash

Near Antonyms of brute

angel, innocent, saint