What is the difference between brutal and cruel?
brutal | cruel |
(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.
Not nice; mean; heartless.
(slang) Cool; awesome; neat.
To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)
Cruel is a synonym of brutal.
As adjectives the difference between brutal and cruel
is that brutal is (savagely violent)Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel while cruel is not nice; mean; heartless.As a verb cruel is
to spoil or ruin (one's chance of success.brutal
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* barbaric * cold-blooded * savage * viciousAntonyms
* gentle * kindExternal links
* * * ----cruel
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.