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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'savage'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) savage, barbarian
a member of an uncivilized people
Synonyms: tyke , peasant , brute , savage , wildcat , barbarian , beast , wolf , churl , boor , tike Antonyms: nonviolent , tamed , civilized , civilised , humane , tame
2. (adj) beast, wolf, savage, brute, wildcat
a cruelly rapacious person
Synonyms: wildcat well , masher , skirt chaser , fauna , animal , animate being , beast , wildcat , brute , woman chaser , wolf , barbarian , creature , savage Antonyms: civilised , tame , nonviolent , civilized , humane , tamed
3. (adj) barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Synonyms: wild , uncivilized , fierce , savage , deplorable , reprehensible , fell , beastly , unrelenting , venomous , criminal , brute(a) , condemnable , roughshod , barbaric , evil , feral , cruel , poisonous , barbarous , vicious , furious , ferocious , barbarian , heavy-handed , brutish , bestial , brutal , ferine , uncivilised Antonyms: humane , tamed , civilized , nonviolent , tame , civilised
4. (adj) feral, ferine, savage
wild and menacing
Synonyms: wild , fierce , savage , fell , furious , roughshod , barbaric , feral , cruel , barbarous , vicious , ferocious , barbarian , uncivilized , uncivilised , brutal , ferine Antonyms: nonviolent , civilised , humane , tame , civilized , tamed
5. (adj) barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild
without civilizing influences
Synonyms: raging , brutal , gaga , violent , dotty , untamed , unfounded , ferocious , fierce , cruel , tempestuous , fell , roughshod , ferine , godforsaken , uncivilised , hazardous , uncivilized , waste , baseless , risky , angry , idle , wild , savage , fantastic , groundless , feral , vicious , crazy , raving mad , barbarian , barbaric , furious , unwarranted , barbarous Antonyms: tame , tamed , nonviolent , civilized , civilised , humane
6. (verb) ferocious, fierce, furious, savage
marked by extreme and violent energy
Synonyms: angered , rough , trigger-happy , uncivilized , savage , barbarous , angry , cutthroat , infuriated , tempestuous , furious , raging , violent , fell , fierce , barbaric , feral , cruel , enraged , vehement , maddened , ferocious , roughshod , tearing , boisterous , barbarian , uncivilised , bowelless , vicious , brutal , ferine , wild Antonyms: nonviolent , civilised , tamed , civilized , tame , humane
7. (verb) savage
attack brutally and fiercely
Synonyms: pillory , crucify , blast Antonyms: civilised , humane , civilized , tamed , nonviolent , tame
8. (verb) savage, blast, pillory, crucify
criticize harshly or violently
Synonyms: crucify , dun , savage , bedevil , subdue , gibbet , shoot , blare , pillory , nail , mortify , rag , boom , knock down , frustrate , shell , torment , blast , smash Antonyms: nonviolent , tamed , tame , civilised , humane , civilized
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'savage'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. savage
Whatever is not civilized is barbarian; barbaric indicates rude magnificence, uncultured richness; as, barbaric splendor, a barbaric melody. Barbarous refers to the worst side of barbarian
Synonyms: barbarous , atrocious , brutal , merciless , uncivilized , barbarian , cruel , rude , uncouth , barbaric , inhuman , savage , untamed Antonyms: civilized , cultured , elegant , humane , polite , tender , courtly , delicate , graceful , nice , refined , urbane
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