Brute is an English word with synonyms like beast or animal. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Brute meaning
- Without reason or intelligence (of animals).
- Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans).
- Unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless.
Synonyms of Brute
Using Brute
- The main meaning on this page is: Without reason or intelligence (of animals). | Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans). | Unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless.
- Useful related words include: beast, animate being, animal, assaulter.
- In the example corpus, brute often appears in combinations such as: brute force, the brute, by brute.
Context around Brute
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Brute
- In this selection, "brute" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, meeting, angus, detects, force, facts and douglas stand out and add context to how "brute" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an angus brute whose drunken and assaults the brute repeatedly caused. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "brute" sits close to words such as achievable, admin and afflicted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with brute
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But are Brute Force the only ones? (7 words)
Russia seeks world domination through brute strength. (7 words)
Do not brute force your way through this. (8 words)
In the events of Episode 16, when Senku and the Kingdom of Science go head-on with the Petrification Kingdom, tactical combat squares off against brute force and a disadvantage in the numbers game. (34 words)
As the Report Card documents, when we measure key indicators including territorial gains and losses, deaths of combatants and civilians, destruction of infrastructure, and economic impact, the brute facts are hard to ignore. (33 words)
Brute Douglas Joyce, 35, is seen in footage punching his victim in a sickening attack after he'd followed him into a back room of a pub, leaving him seriously injured. (31 words)
But are Brute Force the only ones? (7 words)
But that scrum’s a brute and they’re finally over! (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
Brute force attack For any cipher, the most basic method of attack is brute force —trying every possible key in turn.
Such injury, according to t'ai chi ch'uan, is a natural consequence of meeting brute force with brute force.
An Angus brute whose drunken attack left his partner with a mouth full of blood, a broken nose and lasting breathing issues has narrowly avoided imprisonment.
As the Report Card documents, when we measure key indicators including territorial gains and losses, deaths of combatants and civilians, destruction of infrastructure, and economic impact, the brute facts are hard to ignore.
At least Pam from accounting isn't trying to brute force your desk 20 times a day.
Both Lady Maria and the boss Malenia in focus on melee attacks, using swords with precision and finesse rather than brute force.
Brute Douglas Joyce, 35, is seen in footage punching his victim in a sickening attack after he'd followed him into a back room of a pub, leaving him seriously injured.
But are Brute Force the only ones?
But that scrum’s a brute and they’re finally over!
By design, software encryption doesn’t have what's called Brute Force Attack Protection.
Do not brute force your way through this.
Initially, it seemed like Kaido was just a brute, but there was a major reason behind his behavior.
In the events of Episode 16, when Senku and the Kingdom of Science go head-on with the Petrification Kingdom, tactical combat squares off against brute force and a disadvantage in the numbers game.
Jiren is likely to charge at Zeno and attempt to overwhelm him with brute force.
Newcastle Crown Court heard on top of regular violent assaults, the brute repeatedly caused damage in her home, dictated what she wore and who she saw.
Perpetual Mechanical Array, the best strategy is brute force.
Rikido Sato is a brute-force student hero who ingests sugar to fuel his Sugar Rush Quirk.
Russia seeks world domination through brute strength.
She did not need to rely exclusively on brute force.
Sophos detects Brute Ratel-related threats by signature (ATK/Brutel) and by behavioral and memory detection.
Common combinations with brute
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- brute force 86×
- the brute 18×
- by brute 14×
- brute strength 10×
- of brute 10×
- with brute 6×
- to brute 5×
- through brute 4×
- on brute 4×
- and brute 4×