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savage

/'s/&/v/I//dZ/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature; wild; as, a <i>savage</i> wilderness.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. a member of an uncivilized people

    noun.person

    Synonyms barbarian

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a cruelly rapacious person

    noun.person

    Synonyms beast brute wildcat wolf

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. A human being in his native state of rudeness; one who is untaught, uncivilized, or without cultivation of mind or manners.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

    adj.all

    Examples
    A savage slap.
    Synonyms barbarous brutal cruel fell roughshod vicious

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. wild and menacing

    adj.all

    Synonyms feral ferine

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. without civilizing influences

    adj.all

    Examples
    A savage people.
    Synonyms barbarian barbaric uncivilised uncivilized wild

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. marked by extreme and violent energy

    adj.all

    Synonyms ferocious fierce furious

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. attack brutally and fiercely

    verb.competition

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. criticize harshly or violently

    verb.communication

    Examples
    The press savaged the new President.
    Synonyms blast crucify pillory

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. To make savage.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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