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All barbarity synonyms

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noun barbarity

  • inhumanity — the state or quality of being inhuman or inhumane; cruelty.
  • brutality — Brutality is cruel and violent treatment or behaviour. A brutality is an instance of cruel and violent treatment or behaviour.
  • vulgarity — the state or quality of being vulgar: the vulgarity of his remark.
  • cruelty — Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
  • vicious — addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life.
  • savage — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
  • crudeness — in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural: crude sugar.
  • boorishness — of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive.
  • ruthless — without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless: a ruthless tyrant.
  • savagery — an uncivilized or barbaric state or condition; barbarity.
  • ferociousness — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
  • bloodthirsty — Bloodthirsty people are eager to use violence or display a strong interest in violent things. You can also use bloodthirsty to refer to very violent situations.
  • barbarous — If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is rough and uncivilized.
  • barbarism — If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarism, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized.
  • crudity — the condition or quality of being crude
  • atrocity — An atrocity is a very cruel, shocking action.
  • outrage — an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
  • assault — An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy.
  • abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
  • misdeed — an immoral or wicked deed.

adjective barbarity

  • ferocity — a ferocious quality or state; savage fierceness.
  • wildness — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
  • murderous — of the nature of or involving murder: a murderous deed.
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