BRUNTS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

brunts

noun

plural of brunt

as in weights

the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts the brunt of the responsibility fell on her shoulders

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Noun

Now, this doesn’t mean going to the gym and picking up weights.

— Connie Etermadi, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Diaper sizing Both brands offer parallel sizes based on babies’ weights from newborn (under 10 pounds) to size 6 (35+ pounds).

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of weights

Noun

Somewhere along the line, mobility and strength took over to preserve pitchers’ bodies and keep their arms strong.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Iron Jane follows Janie John (González), who after a childhood shaped by neglect and invisibility, is pulled into a world that finally sees her, where pain is power and bodies are built, not born.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of bodies

Noun

Americans from the urban cores to rural outskirts are objecting to these facilities, which house the servers and networking equipment used for AI and other digital services.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Dark stars are hypothetical primordial stars that, rather than producing energy through nuclear fusion, are instead powered by self-annihilating dark matter within their cores.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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