Amend and Brutalize
Opposite meaning words
Amend
Amend verb - To make better.
Brutalize
Brutalize verb - To make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human being.
Usage example: three years in a prison camp so brutalized him that he couldn't remember how to eat with a fork
Cite this Source
Brutalize and Amend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/amend/brutalize
Amend & Brutalize. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/amend/brutalize>.
Brutalize or Amend. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/amend/brutalize.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "amend" and "brutalize" have occurred on timeline