savage
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- wild, feral, undomesticated, untamed
- uncultivated, rough, rugged, uncivilized
- cruel, barbarous, bestial, bloodthirsty, brutal, ferocious, fierce, harsh, ruthless, sadistic, vicious
- primitive, rude, unspoilt
[noun]
Synonyms:
- lout, boor, yahoo, yob (Brit. slang)
[verb]
Synonyms:
- attack, lacerate, mangle, maul

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Contrasted words: civilized, domesticated, socialized, broken, subdued, tamed, domestic, tame
Related Words: uncivilized, undomesticated, unsocialized, unbroken, unsubdued, untamed, bestial, brutal, brute, ferocious, fierce, coldhearted, heartless, implacable, relentless, unrelenting, rapacious, ravenous, voracious, bloodthirsty, bloody, butcherly, murderous, rabid, primeval, primitive, uncontrolled, unharnessed, harsh, rough, rugged

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English Thesaurus: violent, vicious, rough, brutal, savage, ...

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Savage, Lily
a humorous female character played by the British comedian Paul O'Grady (1955–). Lily Savage comes from Liverpool, has thick blond hair, and wears very short skirts. She behaves in a very wild and shocking way, telling rude jokes about sex.

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I. sav‧age¹ /ˈsævɪdʒ/ adjective
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: sauvage, from Medieval Latin salvaticus, from Latin silvaticus 'of the woods, wild', from silva 'forest']

1. VIOLENT very violent or cruel Synonym : vicious:
a savage dog
a savage murder

2. CRITICIZING criticizing someone or something very severely Antonym : mild:
a savage attack on the government

3. SEVERE very severe:
The government has announced savage cuts in spending.
a savage storm

4. PEOPLE [only before noun] old-fashioned not polite an offensive word used to describe people who have a simple traditional way of life ⇒ primitive:
a savage tribe
—savagely adverb:
He was savagely attacked and beaten.
—savageness noun [uncountable]

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II. savage² noun [countable] old-fashioned not polite
a very offensive word for someone who has a simple traditional way of life

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III. savage³ verb [transitive]

1. if an animal such as a dog savages someone, it attacks them and injures them badly Synonym : maul

2. to criticize someone or something very severely Synonym : attack:
The Prime Minister was savaged by the press for failing to take action quickly enough.

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savage
adj.
VERBS be, look, seem, sound | become
ADV. downright, really, very | increasingly The war became increasingly savage.
rather a rather savage dog

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violent /ˈvaɪələnt/ using force to hurt or kill people – used about people, crimes etc. Also used about films or books that contain a lot of violence:
a violent man who couldn’t control his temper
the increase in violent crime
The film is too violent to be shown to children.
vicious /ˈvɪʃəs/ violent and dangerous, and seeming to enjoy hurting people for no reason:
a vicious attack on an unarmed man
We were surrounded by a gang of vicious thugs, armed with knives.
rough /rʌf/ using force or violence, but not causing serious injury:
Some of the boys were being a bit rough with the younger kids.
There were complaints about rough treatment by the police.
brutal /ˈbruːtl/ behaving in a way that is very cruel and violent, and showing no pity:
Idi Amin was a brutal dictator.
a particularly brutal murder
The prison guards were brutal and corrupt.
savage /ˈsævɪdʒ/ attacking people in a particularly cruel way – used about people and fighting, especially in news reports:
a savage killer
There was savage fighting in the capital Mogadishu.
bloody a bloody battle or war is very violent and a lot of people are killed or injured:
a bloody civil war
The Russians were engaged in a bloody battle against the German army.
ferocious /fəˈrəʊʃəs/ a ferocious attack or battle is extremely violent. Also used about animals that are likley to attack in a very violent way:
The two armies fought a ferocious battle.
a ferocious beast
It was the most ferocious attack I have ever seen.
fierce a fierce animal or person looks frightening and likely to attack people:
A fierce dog stood growling at the gate.
Bears are always fierce when they have young.
fierce bodyguards
bloodthirsty a bloodthirsty person enjoys watching violence. A bloodthirsty story contains a lot of violent scenes:
In Mexico, humans were sacrificed to bloodthirsty gods.
a bloodthirsty tale of revenge
gory showing or describing injuries, blood, death etc clearly and in detail:
a gory horror movie
The book was too gory for many readers.

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