BRUTISHLY Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

brutishly

adverb

Definition of brutishly

as in savagely

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Adverb

This anecdote is delivered in song, which somehow makes the humiliation worse — and more savagely humorous.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Ben Affleck reveals how he gets savagely roasted by 17-year-old kid.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of savagely

Adverb

He had been viciously attacked seemingly while asleep, struck multiple times in the face with a sharp, ax-like instrument, The Herald News reported.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Some of the attacks were viciously personal, like about how a deceased family member deserved to die.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of viciously

Adverb

Ritter has disciplined Menapace after the lawmaker acted rudely or abusively to a committee clerk.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Instead, the justices suggested that the board should propose a state law that could impose penalties, such as reductions in attorneys’ fees, for lawyers who act abusively.

— Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2026

Definition of abusively

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The garment industry is ruthlessly competitive and manufacturers fear that any rise in costs or supply disruption could see orders shift to rival Vietnam, Cambodia, or Pakistan.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Theorists such as Nick Bostrom have long warned that an advanced model might inflict immense harm by taking a human prompt too literally and pursuing its goal too ruthlessly.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of ruthlessly

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But there were more hilarious moments, the biggest being Tkachuk's full-on heel turn when the team showed a tribute video that got mercilessly booed by the crowd.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
This is no small feat in a city where working class locals are priced out mercilessly to make way for the ultra-wealthy here to work on their winter tans.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of mercilessly

Adverb

But his voice tyrannically resounds with sadistic orders and conservative cultural commentary during the second-act flashback scene, in which a fateful day on the set of the show changes the lives of Ronika and Blair.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Gulliver’s third voyage takes him to the flying island of Laputa, which rules tyrannically over several territories situated below.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of tyrannically

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