Vocabulary
Brute
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a savagely violent person or animal.
Urdu meaning
حیوانی، بے رحم
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Havel`s central argument was simple: authoritarian systems do not rely solely on brute force.
Dawn Editorials —
Power of the powerless
— 2026-05-02
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And the latter always resort to brute force when required.Islamabad is certainly not Waziristan or Awaran or D.G.
Dawn Editorials —
New` Islamabad
— 2026-04-24
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Unfortunately, the state has done nothing to address these issues, relying, instead, on brute force to deal with the problem.
Dawn Editorials —
Poverty and privilege
— 2026-02-25
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But as the protests intensified, the authorities clamped down on them, using brute force that further angered the public.A severe crackdown has led to a high death toll believed to be in the hundreds.
Dawn Editorials —
Gunboat diplomacy
— 2026-01-14
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As they spoke and earlier, in the run-up to Christmas festivities, Hindutva mobs displayed their brute force of lumpenism not without police acquiescence.
Dawn Editorials —
Christmas in a strife-torn world
— 2025-12-30
Synonyms
savage, beast, monster, animal, sadist, barbarian, devil, demon, fiend, ogre
Antonyms
atrocious, barbaric, barbarous
Curator example
“he was a cold-blooded brute”
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