Savage Synonyms and Antonyms
săv'ĭj
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Synonyms for Savage
Devoid of compassion or feeling; pitiless.
Relating to a Native American culture prevalent throughout much of North America from about 8000 bc to about 1000 bc , characterized especially by the development of Mesolithic tools and by the increased reliance on smaller game animals as the large Pleistocene mammals became extinct.
The definition of pristine is something that is still in its original condition or still pure.
Lacking feeling or emotion:
Not religious; heathen
Of, relating to, or belonging to times long past, especially before the fall of the Western Roman Empire ( ad 476):
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Immoderate; not restrained or held in check
Cruel; barbarous
Being the source from which a copy, reproduction, or translation is made.
As found in nature; natural and not refined, adorned, or altered by man
Characteristic of barbarians; primitive or lacking in civilization
(Biol.) Earliest formed in the development of an organism, organ, structure, etc.; primitive
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Having a particular character by nature:
Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
Crude in feeling or manner.
Belonging to the first or earliest age or ages; original or ancient:
in a state of nature
Primitive
Not of ordinary human nature, form, or character:
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The definition of brutal is extreme violence, extreme unpleasantness with no attempt to disguise it, or extreme and punishing discomfort.
ferine
(Now rare) Pertaining to wild animals; feral.
blood-thirsty
Cruel
Consisting of, covered with or similar in appearance to blood.
(Informal) Very distasteful, disagreeable, bad, etc.
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Very great; intense
Wild with anger, pain, worry, etc.; frenzied
Characterized by extreme emotion, especially anger:
Remarkable; extraordinary:
Having, showing, or caused by malice; spiteful; intentionally mischievous or harmful
Wishing evil; very malevolent or malicious
Greedily searching for prey
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Very rapacious
Having or showing a strong or excessive desire to acquire money or possess things; greedy:
Having or showing no pity; merciless; relentless
Steady and persistent; unremitting:
Of, resembling, or worthy of hell; fiendish.
Possessed, produced, or influenced by a demon:
Appropriate to a devil, especially in degree of wickedness or cruelty.
(Informal) Hateful; outrageous
Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
Not cultured or cultivated:
Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
Acquired without being taught; natural
Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
Barbarous or ignorant
Sort-of or somewhat like a heathen.
Lacking restraint
Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.
A member of any of the indigenous peoples of Australia.
Any of the prehistoric people who lived in caves; cave man
A small freshwater fish.
The definition of an animal is a member of the kingdom Animalia, and is typically characterized by a multicellular body, specialized sense organs, voluntary movement, responses to factors in the environment and the ability to acquire and digest food.
Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians.
(Archaic) Uncivilized.
Dire; sinister:
The definition of truculent is rude speech or writing or a cruel person who likes to fight.
Malicious; spiteful; mean
Suggestive of or resembling a wolf.
Very disagreeable; unpleasant.
Bloodthirsty.
Not carefully made or done; rough
Repellent or horrifying:
Rough, crude, or forbidding in appearance
Not placable; that cannot be appeased or pacified; relentless; inexorable
Lacking polish or finesse:
ferity
The state of being wild or untamed.
Alternative spelling of uncivilized.
Marked by brutal force:
One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae of several species of beetles and grain moths.
An animal other than a human; a beast.
An oil or natural-gas well drilled in an area not known to be productive.
To shatter, as if by an explosion.
To put (a person) to death by nailing or binding to a cross.
Having or showing little intelligence, education, or experience:
The first in a group or series.
Charmingly simple or unsophisticated in a manner considered typical of country living.
Merely negative; not helpful
A brutal, violent, lawless person; tough or hoodlum
Of or relating to the foundation or base; elementary:
The definition of aboriginal are people, animals, plants, or customs that are native to an area.
Antonyms for Savage
Suited to one of good breeding; refined and polite:
Crushed by or as by domestication; submissive; servile
Affectionate, showing benevolence.
Topographically rough; uneven:
Ahead of the times
Having or showing much worldly knowledge or cultural refinement:
civilized. See syn. study at barbarian.barbarian
Wild
Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
Used as an intensive with and :
(Med.) Doing little or no harm; not malignant; specif., not cancerous
(Of an animal or a plant, especially a pet) selectively bred to live with or around humans.
Not agitated or excited; tranquil
Having qualities attributed to people of noble birth; noble-minded; gracious; magnanimous
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An animal other than a human, especially a large four-footed mammal.
Deliberately seeking to inflict pain and suffering; enjoying others' suffering; without mercy or pity
Not civilized
So intense as to cause extreme suffering
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