Brutal and Bad

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Brutal adjective - Difficult to endure.

Usage example: brutal hard labor in the hot sun

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Bad and brutal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Brutal".

Nearby Words: brutish, brute, brutalize, brutality, brutally

Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Usage example: a bad first attempt at making meat loaf resulted in a soggy, inedible mess

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Brutal and bad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brutal" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

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Brutal & Bad. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutal/bad>.

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