brute vs beast

brute and beast both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brute	Yes	Yes	No	No
beast	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, brute and beast are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of brute include animal, animate being, creature, fauna.

As nouns, brute and beast are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of brute include savage, wildcat, wolf.

brute (noun)	beast (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a cruelly rapacious person	a cruelly rapacious person

brute (adjective)	beast (adjective)
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility