As adjectives the difference between appalling and brutal
is that appalling is horrifying and astonishing while brutal is (senseid)savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel.
As a verb appalling
is .
appalling
English
Verb
(head)
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Horrifying and astonishing.
- That was an appalling waste of money.
Usage notes
* Not to be confused with appealing.
Synonyms
* awful, grotesque, horrid, hideous, terrible
Derived terms
* appallingly
brutal
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
(senseid)Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel
Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
Harsh; unrelenting
Disagreeably precise or penetrating
(music, figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
Synonyms
* barbaric
* cold-blooded
* savage
* vicious
Antonyms
* gentle
* kind
Related terms
* brutality
* brutally
* brute
* brutish
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