Brute
Brute noun - One of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings.
Character
Character noun - A member of the human race.
Usage example: you wouldn't believe what kind of characters hang around the bus station
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- The title character, Avatar Korra, starts off as Hot-Blooded, impulsive type who would always use brute force and violence to get her way.
Source: Dynamic Character - In the utterly depressing alternate Marvel Universe that serves as the setting for Mutant X, there is a Dumb Muscle character called The Brute.
Source: Phlebotinum-Induced Stupidity -
The doppelganger has the same skills as your character and higher stats, so you can't defeat it by simple brute force; you have to win by outsmarting the AI.
Source: Evil Counterpart / Video Games
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Character and Brute. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/brute/character
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Character or Brute. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/brute/character.
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