savage (Meaning)
savage (n)
a member of an uncivilized people
a cruelly rapacious person
savage (v)
attack brutally and fiercely
criticize harshly or violently
savage (s)
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
wild and menacing
without civilizing influences
marked by extreme and violent energy
savage (a.)
Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature; wild; as, a savage wilderness.
Wild; untamed; uncultivated; as, savage beasts.
Uncivilized; untaught; unpolished; rude; as, savage life; savage manners.
Characterized by cruelty; barbarous; fierce; ferocious; inhuman; brutal; as, a savage spirit.
savage (n.)
A human being in his native state of rudeness; one who is untaught, uncivilized, or without cultivation of mind or manners.
A man of extreme, unfeeling, brutal cruelty; a barbarian.
savage (v. t.)
To make savage.
Synonyms & Antonyms of savage
Synonyms:
- culprit
- jailbird
- trespasser
- hoodlum
- tough
- felon
- transgressor
- wrongdoer
- villainess
- goon
- bravo
- baddy
- hooligan
- scallywag
- sinner
- cutthroat
- snake
- lawbreaker
- lowlife
- racketeer
- desperado
- heel
- viper
- serpent
- blackguard
- baddie
- rowdy
- gunman
- ruffian
- perp
- meany
- rough
- con
- cad
- malefactor
- convict
- rapscallion
- meanie
- loser
- outlaw
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
savage Sentence Examples
- The savage storm raged through the forest, uprooting trees and destroying everything in its path.
- The tribe's warriors exhibited savage ferocity in battle, mercilessly slaughtering their enemies.
- The savage instincts of the wild beast surfaced as it attacked its prey.
- The savage beating left the victim with horrific injuries.
- The war turned into a savage slaughter, with countless lives lost in senseless violence.
- The savage prejudice against the outsider ostracized them from the community.
- The savage hunger gnawed at his insides, driving him to desperate measures.
- The savage beauty of the untamed wilderness filled him with awe and wonder.
- The savage act of cruelty horrified all who witnessed it.
- The savage longing for revenge consumed his thoughts and fueled his actions.
FAQs About the word savage
a member of an uncivilized people, a cruelly rapacious person, attack brutally and fiercely, criticize harshly or violently, (of persons or their actions) able
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innocent,innocent,hero, angel, saint, angel, hero, saint,
The savage storm raged through the forest, uprooting trees and destroying everything in its path.
The tribe's warriors exhibited savage ferocity in battle, mercilessly slaughtering their enemies.
The savage instincts of the wild beast surfaced as it attacked its prey.
The savage beating left the victim with horrific injuries.
