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Synonyms of savage

72 similar words · 10 opposite words

Another word for savage is feral. Other synonyms of savage are barbarian, barbaric, untamed, heathen and uncultured. The opposite of savage is non-barbaric.

Synonyms and similar words for savage

adjectiveWild; not cultivated or tamed.

  • feralWild; untamed.
  • indomiteUntamed; savage; wild.
  • tamelessNot tamed; not tamable, unable to be tamed; wild.
  • uplandishRustic, rude, boorish; countrified, unsophisticated, or uncivilized.
  • untameNot tame; wild.
  • untamedWild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
  • wildFurious; very angry.
  • ferine rarePertaining to wild, menacing animals; feral.

adjectiveBarbaric; not civilized.

adjectivePrimitive; lacking complexity or sophistication.

adjectiveFierce and ferocious.

  • fierceExceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
  • furiousFeeling great anger; raging; violent.
  • rabidFurious; raging; extremely violent.
  • ferocious
  • rampant
  • incessiveFierce; cruel and aggressive.
  • ragingIn a state of rage; in a state of extreme, often uncontrollable, anger.
  • volatileOf a person, quick to become angry or violent.
  • grim obsoleteFierce, cruel, furious.
  • infuriate rareFilled with, characterized by or expressing fury.

adjectiveBrutal, vicious, or merciless.

  • ruthlessWithout pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
  • sadisticDelighting in or feeling pleasure from the pain or humiliation of others.
  • spitefulFilled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.
  • brutalSavagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
  • compassionlessWithout compassion; hardhearted.
  • cruel
  • flagitious formal
  • demonic figurativelyExtremely cruel or evil; abhorrent or repugnant; diabolical.
  • diabolic figurativelyWicked; evil; cruel.
  • diabolical figurativelyExtremely wicked or cruel.
  • fellOf a strong and cruel nature; eager and unsparing; grim; fierce; ruthless; savage.
  • inhumanOf or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
  • inhumane
  • maliciousIntending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.
  • mercilessShowing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.
  • nastySpiteful, unkind.
  • nonhumaneNot humane, inhumane.
  • pitilessHaving, or showing, no pity; merciless, ruthless.
  • remorselessWithout remorse, mercy or pity.
  • rottenCruel, mean or immoral.
  • truculentCruel or savage.
  • unbenevolentNot benevolent.
  • unbenignNot benign; malevolent.
  • unkind
  • unmercifulNot showing mercy.
  • unpityingNot feeling or showing pity.
  • bowelless obsoleteWithout pity.
  • despiteful archaicFull of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
  • inclement obsoleteMerciless, unrelenting.
  • unpitiful archaicWithout pity; pitiless.

adjectiveMore synonyms

  • animalisticIn the behaviour of an animal savage; untamed.
  • barbarianRelating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.
  • barbaricOf or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth.
  • brutishBestial; lacking human sensibility.
  • Gothic figurativelyBarbarous, rude, unpolished, belonging to the “Dark Ages”, medieval as opposed to classical.
  • GothlikeLike a Goth (ancient Teutonic); barbaric, pitilessly destructive.
  • heathenUncultured; uncivilized; savage; barbarian.
  • heathenishResembling a heathen.
  • heathenlyHeathen.
  • heathenousCharacteristic of a heathen.
  • tenebrose figurativelyMorally, culturally or mentally benighted; backward; uncivilized.
  • uncivilizedCrude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
  • uncouth
  • uncultivatedInadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge.
  • unculturedNot cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement; philistine.
  • wolfishFierce; menacing; savage.
  • barbarious dated, literaryBarbarous, barbaric.
  • incivil rareUncivilized, barbarous.

Opposite of savage

adjectiveMore antonyms

Meaning of savage

  1. adjective Wild; not cultivated or tamed.
  2. adjective Barbaric; not civilized.
  3. adjective Primitive; lacking complexity or sophistication.

Full definition of savage

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Questions about synonyms of savage

What is another word for savage?
Savage has 72 synonyms on Word.ws, such as feral, barbarian, barbaric, untamed, heathen, uncultured, wild and uncivilized.
What is the opposite of savage?
The opposite of savage is non-barbaric.
What does savage mean?
Savage means wild; not cultivated or tamed.

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