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Synonyms for fierce
fɪərsfierce
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
fierce
Fierce signifies having a furious and cruel nature, or being in a furious and cruel mood, more commonly the latter. It applies to that which is now intensely excited, or liable to intense and sudden excitement. Ferocious refers to a state or disposition; that which is fierce flashes or blazes; that which is ferocious steadily burns; we speak of a ferocious animal, a fierce passion. A fiery spirit with a good disposition is quickly excitable in a good cause, but may not be fierce or ferocious. Savage signifies untrained, uncultivated. Ferocious always denotes a tendency to violence; it is more distinctly bloodthirsty than the other words; a person may be deeply, intensely cruel, and not at all ferocious; a ferocious countenance expresses habitual ferocity; a fierce countenance may express habitual fierceness, or only the sudden anger of the moment. That which is wild is simply unrestrained; the word may imply no anger or harshness; as, wild delight, wild alarm.
Synonyms:
ferocious, fiery, furious, impetuous, raging, savage, uncultivated, untrained, violent, wildAntonyms:
affectionate, docile, gentle, harmless, kind, mild, patient, peaceful, submissive, sweet, tame, tender
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
ferocious, fierce, furious, savageadjective
marked by extreme and violent energy
"a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
Synonyms:
angered, rough, trigger-happy, uncivilized, savage, barbarous, angry, cutthroat, infuriated, tempestuous, furious, raging, violent, fell, barbaric, feral, cruel, enraged, vehement, maddened, ferocious, roughshod, tearing, boisterous, barbarian, uncivilised, bowelless, vicious, brutal, ferine, wildAntonyms:
merciful, nonviolent, mild, calmfierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happyadjective
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
"fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
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red, wild, crimson, vehement, violent, savage, bowelless, furious, trigger-happy, cutthroat, boisterous, rough, ferocious, tearingAntonyms:
mild, calm, merciful, nonviolentcutthroat, fierce, bowellessadjective
ruthless in competition
"cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"
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rough, vehement, violent, savage, bowelless, furious, trigger-happy, cutthroat, boisterous, ferocious, tearingAntonyms:
calm, mild, merciful, nonviolentboisterous, fierce, roughadjective
violently agitated and turbulent
"boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas"
Synonyms:
pugnacious, approximative, rough, trigger-happy, unsmooth, robustious, violent, boisterous, bowelless, scratchy, ferocious, knockabout, uncut, jumpy, rocky, harsh, gravelly, approximate, cutthroat, vehement, rambunctious, rumbustious, jolting, unruly, jolty, rasping, bumpy, tearing, raspy, savage, furious, crude, gratingAntonyms:
mild, nonviolent, calm, merciful
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
fierceadjective
Synonyms:
violent, unrestrained, furious, immoderate, impetuous, vehement, passionate, ferocious, fiery, mettlesome
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#554 | red | |
#1340 | strong | |
#2028 | wild | |
#2145 | heavy | |
#3091 | sharp | |
#3964 | severe | |
#4538 | fell | |
#4924 | tough | |
#5548 | rough | |
#5940 | violent | |
#5995 | rocky | |
#6547 | angry | |
#7174 | intense | |
#8049 | approximate | |
#9217 | keen | |
#9255 | heated | |
#9271 | brutal | |
#9792 | savage | |
#9920 | crude | |
#10079 | bitter | |
#11289 | cruel | |
#11437 | harsh | |
#11710 | uncut | |
#12536 | crimson | |
#12588 | stiff | |
#15142 | fierce | |
#15992 | vicious | |
#16835 | furious | |
#18470 | fiery | |
#18847 | raging | |
#19691 | pitched | |
#22217 | tearing | |
#23007 | drastic | |
#26177 | barbarian | |
#27959 | feral | |
#28023 | grating | |
#32636 | bumpy | |
#39249 | angered | |
#39424 | ferocious | |
#39714 | unruly | |
#43466 | enraged | |
#43797 | virulent | |
#43810 | barbaric | |
#47449 | cutthroat | |
#48964 | untrained | |
#59577 | scratchy | |
#60245 | boisterous | |
#66341 | barbarous | |
#68434 | gravelly | |
#69595 | infuriated | |
#74028 | jumpy | |
#76435 | vehement | |
#83664 | impetuous | |
#96709 | raspy | |
#101520 | rambunctious | |
#102327 | uncivilized | |
#106455 | tempestuous | |
#122011 | uncultivated | |
#126547 | roughshod | |
#133494 | pugnacious | |
#139637 | jolting | |
#147394 | rasping | |
#163260 | maddened | |
#191473 | knockabout | |
#236180 | uncivilised | |
#241914 | approximative |
How to use fierce in a sentence?
Success is fierce. It requires sacrifices and a reformed robust focus . So don't give up now if you want TRUE success.
Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep burning, unquenchable.
The harsh reality is that we're going to see more of these wildfires. They're hotter, they're more fierce and obviously much more challenging to tackle. And they are a sign of the changing climate impacts, climate change is here, it's real, and it's like a hammer hitting us in the head.
There are plenty of feuds and rivalries among these candidates and much of the debate may be driven by how much and how often they erupt. Remember that these folks are all fierce competitors with plenty of ego.
Taliban insurgents attacked our security outposts on Sunday but faced fierce resistance from Afghan forces and were pushed back.
Translations for fierce
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- عنيفArabic
- свиреп, заплашителен, буен, яростен, жестокBulgarian
- feroç, ferotgeCatalan, Valencian
- aktivt, truende, voldeligtDanish
- bedrohlich, wildGerman
- άγριοςGreek
- ferocaEsperanto
- feroz, fieroSpanish
- ژیان ، درندهPersian
- raju, hurja, raivokasFinnish
- féroceFrench
- fûlWestern Frisian
- fíochmharIrish
- fiadhaichScottish Gaelic
- վայրագ, կատաղիArmenian
- sengitIndonesian
- ferocaIdo
- feroceItalian
- 激しいJapanese
- ಉಗ್ರವಾದKannada
- 맹렬한Korean
- دڕندهKurdish
- feroxLatin
- felDutch
- voldsomNorwegian
- zawziętyPolish
- ferozPortuguese
- fioros, feroceRomanian
- неистовый, свирепый, лютый, грозный, яростныйRussian
- våldsam, tapper, aktiv, hotfull, resolut, skrämmande, viljestarkSwedish
- mabangisTagalog
- sertTurkish
- האַרטYiddish
- 激烈Chinese
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