Brutal
Earnest
Earnest adjective - Not joking or playful in mood or manner.
Brutal and earnest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brutal" instead an adjective "Earnest".
Nearby Words: earnestness, earnestly
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Earnest and Brutal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutal/earnest
Brutal & Earnest. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutal/earnest>.
Earnest or Brutal. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutal/earnest.
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