sanguinary

The word “sanguinary” has 4 syllables: san-guin-ar-y

It's pronounced as /ˈsæŋɡwəˌnɛri/

What is synonym and antonym for sanguinary?

In the thesaurus, “sanguinary” has 84 synonyms and 40 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for sanguinary along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for sanguinary

aggressive
antagonistic
arduous
assertive
barbaric
barbarous
bellicose
belligerent
blood-soaked
blood-spattered
bloodstained
bloodthirsty
bloody
bloody-minded
brutal
cold-blooded
combative
contentious
criminal
crimson
cruel
cutthroat
dangerous
deadly
despiteful
destroying
destructive
devastating
discordant
ensanguined
exhausting
fell
ferocious
fierce
gaping
gladiatorial
gory
grim
grisly
harrowing
hateful
heartless
hellish
hematic
hemic
homicidal
hostile
imbrued
inhumane
killing
lethal
malevolent
malicious
malign
malignant
mean
merciless
murdering
murderous
nasty
open
pitiless
pugnacious
quarrelsome
raw
ruinous
ruthless
sadistic
sanguine
sanguineous
sapping
savage
scrappy
slaughterous
spiteful
strenuous
truculent
unpleasant
unstaunched
unstopped
vicious
violent
wanton
wounded

Antonyms for sanguinary

affable
amiable
amicable
appeasing
benevolent
benign
benignant
clement
compassionate
conciliatory
disarming
dovish
gentle
good-hearted
humane
kind
kindhearted
kindly
lenient
merciful
mollifying
pacific
pacifying
peaceable
peaceful
peacemaking
placating
placative
placatory
propitiatory
submissive
surrendering
sympathetic
tender
tenderhearted
unaggressive
unassertive
warm
warmhearted
yielding

Meanings of sanguinary

noun
1. A bloodthirsty person.
2. The plant common yarrow, or herba sanguinaria (Achillea millefolium).
adjective
1. (of an event) Involving bloodshed.
2. (of a person) Eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty.
3. (of an object) Consisting of, covered with, or similar in appearance to blood.

Example Sentences

The battle ended in a sanguinary conflict that left many casualties on both sides.
The historian studied the sanguinary events of the war to understand its impact on society.
The sanguinary nature of the revolution shocked even the most hardened soldiers.
He recounted the sanguinary history of the empire, filled with bloodshed and violence.
The novel depicted a sanguinary struggle for power that changed the course of history.

On this page you'll find 124 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to sanguinary, such as: affable, aggressive, amiable, amicable, antagonistic, appeasing, arduous.

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