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Synonyms of fell

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Another word for fell is brutal. Other synonyms of fell are malicious, ruthless, inhuman, sadistic and merciless.

Synonyms and similar words for fell

adjectiveOf a strong and cruel nature; eager and unsparing; grim; fierce; ruthless; savage.

Meaning of fell

  1. verb To make something fall; especially a tree.
  2. verb To strike down, kill, destroy.
  3. verb To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.

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Questions about synonyms of fell

What is another word for fell?
Fell has 54 synonyms on Word.ws, such as brutal, malicious, ruthless, inhuman, sadistic, merciless, spiteful and rotten.
What does fell mean?
Fell means to make something fall; especially a tree.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fell (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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