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Ferocity synonyms

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fierceness
The state of being fierce.
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  1. The state of being fierce.
brutality
A brutal or savage act, treatment, etc.
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  1. A brutal or savage act, treatment, etc.
  2. The state or quality of being ruthless, cruel, harsh, or unrelenting.
  3. The use of excessive physical force e.g. police brutality.
barbarity
(Uncountable) The state of being barbarous; brutality
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  1. (Uncountable) The state of being barbarous; brutality
  2. A crude or coarse taste, manner, form, etc.
  3. Savage brutality or cruelty:
savagery
Savage behavior or nature; barbarity.
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  1. Savage behavior or nature; barbarity.
  2. The condition of being savage, or wild, primitive, uncultivated, etc.
  3. Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity
depth
The extent, measurement, or dimension downward, backward, or inward:
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  1. The extent, measurement, or dimension downward, backward, or inward:
  2. The degree of richness or intensity:
  3. The range of one's understanding or competence:
fierceness
The state of being fierce.
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  1. The state of being fierce.
fury
Violent or frenzied action:
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  1. Violent or frenzied action:
  2. A violent disturbance or intense period of activity:
  3. Violence; vehemence; fierceness
intensity
Degree or extent; relative strength, magnitude, vigor, etc.
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  1. Degree or extent; relative strength, magnitude, vigor, etc.
  2. (Geology) The severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface, and buildings. The value depends on the distance from the epicentre, and is not to be confused with the magnitude.
  3. (Physics) time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance
pitch
A level or degree, as of intensity:
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  1. A level or degree, as of intensity:
  2. The rising and falling of the bow and stern of a ship in a rough sea
  3. (Archit.) The slope of the sides of a roof, expressed by the ratio of its height to its span
severity
Extreme plainness or restraint, as in style
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  1. Extreme plainness or restraint, as in style
  2. The quality or condition of being severe
  3. The act or an instance of severe behavior, especially punishment.
violence
Physical force used so as to injure, damage, or destroy; extreme roughness of action
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  1. Physical force used so as to injure, damage, or destroy; extreme roughness of action
  2. Behavior or treatment in which physical force is exerted for the purpose of causing damage or injury:
  3. Extreme or powerful emotion or expression:
Find another word for ferocity. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for ferocity, like: fierceness, brutality, barbarity, savagery, cruelty, depth, ferociousness, fierceness, fury, intensity and pitch.

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  • The signs at the zoo made visitors aware of the ferocity of the caged animals.

  • Many natives, even if armed, refuse, however, to molest an adult male gorilla, on account of its ferocity when wounded.

  • From the difficult nature of its habitat, and from the ferocity with which it charges an enemy, the pursuit of the bison is no less dangerous and no less exciting than that of the tiger or the elephant.

  • From the earliest times, owing to its great strength, speed, and ferocity when at bay, the boar has been one of the favourite beasts of the chase.

  • He is much less of a mere mocker than Lucian, and he is entirely destitute, even when he deals with monks or pedants, of the ferocity of Swift.

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