brute vs savage

brute and savage both are nouns.

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

As nouns, brute and savage are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of brute include beast, wildcat, wolf.

brute (noun)	savage (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement	a member of an uncivilized people
a cruelly rapacious person	a cruelly rapacious person

brute (adjective)	savage (adjective)
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
	without civilizing influences
	marked by extreme and violent energy
	wild and menacing

brute (verb)	savage (verb)
	criticize harshly or violently
	attack brutally and fiercely