Brutality
Brutality noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: the police were accused of brutality for using excessive force in making arrests
Heavy-handedness and brutality are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heavy-handedness" instead a noun "Brutality".
Heavy-handedness
Brutality and heavy-handedness are semantically related. You can use "Brutality" instead a noun phrase "Heavy-handedness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- savagery and brutality
- savagery and heavy-handedness
- severity and brutality
- severity and heavy-handedness
- roughness and brutality
- roughness and heavy-handedness
- forcefulness and brutality
- forcefulness and heavy-handedness
- harshness and brutality
- harshness and heavy-handedness
- atrocity and brutality
- atrocity and heavy-handedness
- inhumanity and brutality
- inhumanity and heavy-handedness
Cite this Source
Heavy-handedness and Brutality. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutality/heavy-handedness
Brutality & Heavy-handedness. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutality/heavy-handedness>.
Heavy-handedness or Brutality. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutality/heavy-handedness.
