Synonyms of truculent
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Another word for truculent is fell. Other synonyms of truculent are brutal, malicious, ruthless, barbarian and inhuman.
Synonyms and similar words for truculent
adjectiveCruel or savage.
- barbarousUncivilized, uncultured.
- ferocious
- fierce
- 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.
- incessiveFierce; cruel and aggressive.
- 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.
- ruthlessWithout pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
- sadisticDelighting in or feeling pleasure from the pain or humiliation of others.
- savageBrutal, vicious, or merciless.
- spitefulFilled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.
- unbenevolentNot benevolent.
- unbenignNot benign; malevolent.
- unkind
- unmercifulNot showing mercy.
- unpityingNot feeling or showing pity.
- 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.
- pagan derogatorySavage, immoral, uncivilized, wild.
- tenebrose figurativelyMorally, culturally or mentally benighted; backward; uncivilized.
- uncivilNot civilized.
- uncivilizedCrude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
- uncouth
- uncultivatedInadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge.
- unculturedNot cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement; philistine.
- wolfishFierce; menacing; savage.
- bowelless obsoleteWithout pity.
- despiteful archaicFull of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
- inclement obsoleteMerciless, unrelenting.
- unpitiful archaicWithout pity; pitiless.
- barbarious dated, literaryBarbarous, barbaric.
- grim obsoleteFierce, cruel, furious.
- incivil rareUncivilized, barbarous.
- uplandish obsoleteRustic, rude, boorish; countrified, unsophisticated, or uncivilized.
adjectiveDefiant or uncompromising.
- inflexible
- stubborn
- unyieldingNot giving in; not bending; stubborn.
- adamant
- ardent
- untiring
- bent onCompletely determined; obstinate.
- bloody-mindedObstinate; stubborn.
- bullheadedUnreasonably stubborn.
- certain
- chronic
- confirmed
- determinedDecided; resolute, possessing much determination; dogged.
- diehard
- doggedStubbornly persevering, steadfast.
- hard-hearted
- hard-nosed
- hardheadedStubborn; wilful.
- headstrongDetermined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
- immovableSteadfast in purpose or intention: unalterable, unyielding.
- incalcitrantRecalcitrant.
- insistent
- intractable
- intransigentUnwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; stubborn.
- intrepidFearless; bold; brave.
- inveterate
- mulishCharacteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
- obdurate
- obstinate
- obstreperousStubbornly defiant; disobedient; resistant to authority or control (whether in a noisy manner or not).
- peremptory
- persistent
- pertinacious
- pigheadedObstinate and stubborn to the point of stupidity.
- recalcitrant
- refractoryObstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
- resolute
- resolvedDetermined; fixed in one's purpose.
- rigidUncompromising.
- self-willed
- stalwart
- staunchStubborn, intransigent.
- steadfast
- steady
- stubborn as a muleExtremely stubborn.
- tenacious
- terminal
- thranStubborn; obstinate; pigheaded.
- toughOf a person, stubborn or persistent; capable of stubbornness or persistence.
- unbending
- uncompromising
- vehementShowing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
- wilful
- willfulAmerican standard spelling of wilful.
- irrefragable obsoleteOf a person: obstinate, stubborn.
- peevish obsoleteObstinately in the wrong; perverse, stubborn.
- sullen obsoleteObstinate; intractable.
- thwart datedOf people: having a tendency to oppose; obstinate, perverse, stubborn.
adjectiveEager or quick to argue, fight or start a conflict.
- bellicoseWarlike or combative in nature; aggressively hostile.
- belligerentAggressively hostile, eager to fight.
- pugnaciousNaturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
- aggressive
- antagonisticContending or acting against.
- assaultiveConfrontational; tending or seeming to assault; characterized by assault.
Meaning of truculent
- adjective Cruel or savage.
- adjective Defiant or uncompromising.
- adjective Eager or quick to argue, fight or start a conflict.
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