All ferocious synonyms
feΒ·roΒ·cious
F f adj ferocious
- brutish β If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- savage β fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
- murderous β of the nature of or involving murder: a murderous deed.
- ruthless β without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless: a ruthless tyrant.
- cruel β Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
- vehement β zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm.
- vicious β addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life.
- brutal β A brutal act or person is cruel and violent.
- frightful β such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming: A frightful howl woke us.
- voracious β craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite.
- fierce β menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- ravenous β extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- relentless β that does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting: a relentless enemy.
- merciless β without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
- grim β stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.
- implacable β not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable: an implacable enemy.
- inhuman β lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like; cruel; brutal: an inhuman master.
- lupine β any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- pitiless β feeling or showing no pity; merciless: pitiless criticism of his last novel.
- predatory β Zoology. preying upon other organisms for food.
- rapacious β given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
- truculent β fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
- unmerciful β merciless; relentless; severe; cruel; pitiless.
- unrestrained β not restrained or controlled; uncontrolled or uncontrollable: the unrestrained birthrate in some countries.
- untamed β changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- wild β living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- sanguinary β full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody: a sanguinary struggle.
- inhumane β not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- ravening β rapacious; voracious.
- tigerish β tigerlike, as in strength, fierceness, courage, or coloration.
- wolfish β resembling a wolf, as in form or characteristics.
- barbarous β If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is rough and uncivilized.
- bloodthirsty β 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.
- fell β simple past tense of fall.
- feral β causing death; fatal.
adjective ferocious
- violent β acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- aggressive β An aggressive person or animal has a quality of anger and determination that makes them ready to attack other people.
- unruly β not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless: an unruly class; an unruly wilderness.
- barbaric β If you describe someone's behaviour as barbaric, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized.
- intense β existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- strong β having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
- heated β made hot or hotter; warmed.
- raging β angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
- unstoppable β that cannot be stopped or surpassed; unbeatable: an unstoppable ball team.
- extreme β Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.