Brutality and Crime

Brutality

Brutality noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.

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Crime and brutality are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Crime" instead a noun "Brutality".

Nearby Words: brutal, brutalize, brutally, brutalized

Crime noun - Activities that are in violation of the laws of the state.

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Brutality and crime are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brutality" instead a noun "Crime".

Nearby Words: criminal, criminally

true	true brutality	true crime
brutal	brutal brutality	brutal crime
actual	actual brutality	actual crime
violent	violent brutality	violent crime
Other adjectives: great, little, horrible, supposed, greater, random, horrific.

He also tells Eric that he believes Eric's crime to be worthy of brutality but that would not be lawful and so he will restrain himself.

Source: Police Brutality
Big Bad: Ma-Ma who is the head of a ruthless drug syndicate and reputation for violence and brutality and responsible for a crime wave and problems related to a drug her gang produces called slow-mo.

Source: Film / Dredd
Police Brutality: It's not uncommon for people who fall behind during escapes from crime scenes to be pinned down and beaten to death by the cops.

Source: Video Game / Liberal Crime Squad

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Crime and Brutality. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutality/crime

Brutality & Crime. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutality/crime>.

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