sanguinary (Meaning)
sanguinary (s)
accompanied by bloodshed
marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
sanguinary (a.)
Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle.
Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood.
The yarrow.
The Sanguinaria.
Synonyms & Antonyms of sanguinary
Synonyms:
- bloody-minded
- fierce
- vicious
- barbaric
- barbarous
- aggressive
- bloodthirsty
- contentious
- merciless
- cruel
- hostile
- ferocious
- sanguine
- homicidal
- ruthless
- sanguineous
Antonyms:
- pacifying
- clement
- benignant
- warmhearted
- unassertive
- benignant
- placatory
- benevolent
- warmhearted
- warm
- amicable
- appeasing
- amiable
- merciful
- unaggressive
- warm
- placating
- mollifying
- placative
- unaggressive
- gentle
- benevolent
- mollifying
- affable
- tenderhearted
- placatory
- kindhearted
- good-hearted
- merciful
- appeasing
- tender
- tender
- amiable
- amicable
- tenderhearted
- pacifying
- peacemaking
- kindhearted
- good-hearted
- placative
- clement
- placating
- unassertive
- peacemaking
- lenient
- affable
- lenient
- gentle
sanguinary Sentence Examples
- The sanguinary conflict raged on, leaving countless lives lost in its wake.
- The dictator's sanguinary regime was characterized by mass executions and political purges.
- The horror movie depicted scenes of extreme sanguinary violence, leaving audiences disturbed and shaken.
- The sanguinary battleground was strewn with bodies, creating a macabre tableau of carnage.
- The serial killer's sanguinary spree terrified the community, leaving residents in fear for their lives.
- The sanguinary stains on the killer's clothing served as a chilling reminder of their heinous crime.
- The zoologist observed the sanguinary feeding habits of the vampire bat with morbid fascination.
- The sanguinary thirst of the predator could not be satisfied, leading to a relentless hunt for prey.
- The sanguinary history of the region was a grim reminder of the horrors humans were capable of inflicting.
- The poet's sanguinary verses explored the darker aspects of human nature, evoking both awe and revulsion.
FAQs About the word sanguinary
accompanied by bloodshed, marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshedAttended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest,
savage,murderous, bloody, brutal, violent, murdering, bloody-minded, fierce, vicious, barbaric
disarming, conciliatory, humane, peaceful, benign, peaceable, peaceful, kind, dovish,peaceable
The sanguinary conflict raged on, leaving countless lives lost in its wake.
The dictator's sanguinary regime was characterized by mass executions and political purges.
The horror movie depicted scenes of extreme sanguinary violence, leaving audiences disturbed and shaken.
The sanguinary battleground was strewn with bodies, creating a macabre tableau of carnage.
