savage
The word “savage” has 2 syllables: sav-age
It's pronounced as /ˈsæv.ɪdʒ/
What is synonym and antonym for savage?
In the thesaurus, “savage” has 256 synonyms and 76 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for savage along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for savage
- abuse
- affront
- argumentative
- asperse
- assail
- assassin
- assaultive
- atrocious
- attack
- bad-mouth
- baddie
- baddy
- bandit
- barbarian
- barbaric
- barbarous
- bare-knuckle
- bare-knuckled
- bare-knuckles
- bash
- beast
- beastly
- beat up on
- belabor
- belittle
- bellicose
- belligerent
- berate
- bestial
- blackguard
- blaspheme
- blast
- blood-and-guts
- bloodthirsty
- bloody
- bravo
- brawly
- brutal
- brute
- brutish
- butcherly
- cad
- caitiff
- castigate
- catty
- chastise
- chide
- chippy
- coarse
- cold-blooded
- combative
- con
- confrontational
- contentious
- convict
- crazed
- criminal
- criticize
- crook
- crude
- cruel
- culprit
- curse
- cutthroat
- demoniac
- desperado
- despiteful
- destructive
- devil
- devilish
- diabolical
- discordant
- disparage
- disputatious
- draconian
- draconic
- evildoer
- excoriate
- execrate
- feisty
- fell
- felon
- feral
- ferine
- ferocious
- fiend
- fiendish
- fierce
- frantic
- fulminate
- furious
- gangster
- gladiatorial
- goon
- grim
- gunman
- harangue
- harass
- hard-hearted
- hardhanded
- harry
- harsh
- hateful
- heartless
- heathen
- heathenish
- heavy
- heavy-handed
- heel
- hellish
- homicidal
- hoodlum
- hooligan
- hound
- implacable
- imprecate
- in a state of nature
- in-your-face
- infernal
- inhuman
- inhumane
- insult
- ironhearted
- jailbird
- knave
- lambast
- lambaste
- lawbreaker
- libel
- light into
- loser
- lowlife
- lupine
- malefactor
- malevolent
- malicious
- malign
- malignant
- mean
- meanie
- meany
- menacing
- merciless
- militant
- miscreant
- monster
- murdering
- murderous
- nasty
- natural
- nazi
- neandertal
- neanderthal
- no-good
- noble savage
- offender
- oppressive
- outlaw
- perp
- perpetrator
- pitiless
- potshot
- primeval
- primitive
- primordial
- profane
- pugnacious
- put down
- quarrelsome
- rabid
- racketeer
- raging
- rapacious
- rapscallion
- rascal
- ravening
- ravenous
- rebuke
- red in tooth and claw
- relentless
- remorseless
- reprimand
- reprobate
- revile
- rogue
- rough
- rowdy
- rude
- ruffian
- ruthless
- sadistic
- sail into
- sanguinary
- sanguine
- scalawag
- scallywag
- scamp
- scapegrace
- scathe
- scold
- scoundrel
- scrappy
- serpent
- sinner
- slam
- slander
- slur
- snake
- spiteful
- stinker
- stonyhearted
- take-no-prisoners
- threatening
- thug
- tie into
- tough
- traduce
- transgressor
- trash
- trespasser
- truculent
- turbulent
- unbroken
- uncivil
- uncivilized
- uncontrolled
- uncouth
- uncultivated
- uncultured
- undocile
- undomesticated
- unfeeling
- unmodified
- unrelenting
- unrestrained
- unsubdued
- untamed
- untrained
- varlet
- vicious
- vilify
- villain
- villainess
- vindictive
- violent
- viper
- vituperate
- voracious
- wanton
- warlike
- whip
- wild
- wilding
- wolfish
- wretch
- wrongdoer
Antonyms for savage
- acclaim
- amiable
- amicable
- angel
- benign
- benignant
- broken
- busted
- calm
- charitable
- civilized
- clement
- commend
- companionable
- compassionate
- complaisant
- compliant
- compliment
- comradely
- congenial
- controlled
- cordial
- cultured
- docile
- domestic
- domesticated
- enlightened
- familiar
- friendly
- genial
- genteel
- gentle
- gentled
- good-hearted
- hail
- halterbroken
- hearty
- hero
- housebroken
- human
- humane
- innocent
- kind
- kindhearted
- laud
- lenient
- merciful
- mild
- nice
- obliging
- pacific
- peaceable
- peaceful
- pitying
- polished
- polite
- praise
- refined
- saint
- semicivilized
- semidomesticated
- socialized
- sophisticated
- subdued
- submissive
- sympathetic
- tame
- tamed
- tender
- tenderhearted
- trained
- unaggressive
- urbane
- warm
- warmhearted
- well-bred
Meanings of savage
- noun
- An uncivilized or feral human; a barbarian.
- A defiant person.
- verb
- To attack or assault someone or something ferociously or without restraint.
- To criticise vehemently.
- (of an animal) To attack with the teeth.
- To make savage.
- adjective
- Wild; not cultivated.
- Barbaric; not civilized.
- Fierce and ferocious.
- Brutal, vicious or merciless.
- Unpleasant or unfair.
- Great, brilliant, amazing.
- Nude; naked.
Example Sentences
- The storm caused savage destruction across the coastline.
- His savage remarks hurt everyone's feelings.
- The lion launched a savage attack on its prey.
- She responded with a savage wit that left everyone speechless.
- The warriors fought with savage intensity to defend their land.
On this page you'll find 332 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to savage, such as: abuse, acclaim, affront, amiable, amicable, angel, argumentative.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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- Neanderthal
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- bastard
- beast
- birdbrain
- bleeder
- blighter
- blockhead
- booby
- boor
- bounder
- brat
- brute
- bugger
- buzzard
- caveman
- chuff
- churl
- clown
- creep
- cretin
- crud
- crumb
- cur
- dink
- dirtbag
- dog
- dolt
- doofus
- dope
- dork
- dweeb
- fink
- fool
- goon
- half-wit
- heel
- hound
- idiot
- imbecile
- insolent
- jackass
- jerk
- joker
- loudmouth
- louse
- lout
- lowlife
- miscreant
- moron
- nerd
- nincompoop
- ninny
- nit
- nitwit
- nuisance
- nut
- pest
- pill
- rake
- rascal
- rat
- rat fink
- reptile
- rogue
- rotter
- roughneck
- rounder
- savage
- scab
- scamp
- schmo
- schmoe
- schmuck
- scoundrel
- scum
- scumbag
- scuzzball
- skunk
- sleaze
- sleazebag
- sleazeball
- slime
- slimeball
- slob
- snake
- snip
- snob
- snoot
- snot
- so-and-so
- sod
- son of a gun
- stinkard
- stinker
- swine
- toad
- turkey
- varmint
- vermin
- villain
- vulgarian
- worm
- wretch
maddened
- affronted
- aggravated
- agitated
- angered
- annoyed
- antagonized
- ape
- aroused
- baked
- bananas
- bent
- bent out of shape
- berserk
- beside oneself
- bitter
- blazing
- bloodthirsty
- boiling
- bothered
- browned off
- brutal
- buffaloed
- bugged
- bummed out
- burned up
- carried away
- chafed
- choleric
- coercive
- confused
- convulsed
- convulsive
- corybantic
- cracked
- crazed
- crazy
- cross
- crossed
- cruel
- delirious
- demented
- demoniac
- deranged
- desperate
- disarranged
- discomposed
- disconcerted
- disordered
- displaced
- displeased
- disquieted
- distracted
- distraught
- disturbed
- dogged
- dotty
- embittered
- emotional
- enflamed
- enraged
- envenomed
- exasperated
- ferocious
- fierce
- fiery
- fighting mad
- fit to be tied
- flipped
- flipped-out
- foaming at the mouth
- forceful
- forcible
- frantic
- frenetic
- frenzied
- fried
- fuming
- furious
- galled
- got
- great
- hacked
- hateful
- headstrong
- heated
- homicidal
- hopping mad
- hot
- hot and bothered
- hotheaded
- huffed
- huffy
- hysterical
- ill-tempered
- impassioned
- impetuous
- in a fit
- in a tizzy
- in a towering rage
- incensed
- indignant
- inflamed
- infuriated
- insane
- intemperate
- irascible
- irate
- ired
- ireful
- irrational
- irrepressible
- irritable
- irritated
- livid
- loco
- locoed
- lunatic
- mad
- madded
- maniac
- maniacal
- miffed
- mighty
- murderous
- nervous
- nettled
- neurotic
- nuts
- offended
- outraged
- overwrought
- panic-stricken
- passionate
- peed
- peeved
- peeved off
- perplexed
- perturbed
- piqued
- pissed
- pissed off
- possessed
- potent
- powerful
- provoked
- put out
- rabid
- rage
- raging
- rampant
- rankled
- raving
- resentful
- riled
- riotous
- roiled
- rough
- rousted
- rubbed the wrong way
- ruffled
- savage
- seething
- smoking
- sore
- spasmodic
- splenetic
- steamed
- steamed up
- steaming
- storming
- strong
- sulky
- sullen
- teed off
- tempestuous
- ticked off
- turbulent
- unbalanced
- uncontrollable
- uncontrolled
- unglued
- ungovernable
- unhinged
- unnerved
- unreasonable
- unrestrained
- unscrewed
- unsettled
- unsound
- unstrung
- unzipped
- up in arms
- uproarious
- upset
- uptight
- urgent
- vehement
- vexed
- vext
- vicious
- violent
- whacko
- wild
- worked-up
- wrathful
obdurate
- abusive
- acrimonious
- adamant
- adamantine
- affectless
- anal-retentive
- austere
- barbarous
- bestial
- bloody-minded
- boorish
- brutal
- brutish
- bullhead
- bullheaded
- callous
- cantankerous
- case-hardened
- cold
- cold fish
- cold-blooded
- compassionless
- confirmed
- contrary
- contumacious
- cruel
- cussed
- deaf to reason
- defiant
- demanding
- desensitized
- determined
- disagreeable
- disobedient
- dogged
- evil-minded
- exacting
- firm
- fixed
- frosty
- froward
- grim
- hanging tough
- hard
- hard-bitten
- hard-boiled
- hard-hearted
- hard-line
- hard-nosed
- hard-shell
- hard-shelled
- hardened
- hardheaded
- harsh
- hateful
- headstrong
- heartless
- heavy-handed
- heedless
- hell-bent
- hidebound
- ill-natured
- ill-tempered
- immovable
- implacable
- inconsiderate
- inconvincible
- indomitable
- indurate
- inexorable
- inflexible
- inhuman
- inhumane
- insensate
- insensitive
- insubordinate
- insurgent
- intractable
- intransigent
- inveterate
- invincible
- iron
- ironfisted
- ironhanded
- ironhearted
- jackbooted
- knock-down-and-drag-out
- malevolent
- malicious
- mean
- merciless
- mulish
- mutinous
- narrow-minded
- obsessive
- obstinate
- opinionated
- oppressive
- ossified
- pachydermatous
- pat
- persistent
- pertinacious
- perverse
- pigheaded
- pitiless
- rancorous
- recalcitrant
- refractory
- relentless
- remorseless
- resolved
- rigid
- rough
- rough-and-tumble
- ruthless
- savage
- self-opinionated
- self-willed
- set
- set in stone
- severe
- single-minded
- slash-and-burn
- sledgehammer
- soulless
- spiteful
- steadfast
- stern
- stiff-necked
- stoney
- stony
- stonyhearted
- stouthearted
- strict
- stubborn
- surly
- take-no-prisoners
- tenacious
- thick-skinned
- thoughtless
- tough
- unbending
- uncaring
- uncharitable
- uncompassionate
- uncompromising
- unconquerable
- uncooperative
- unemotional
- unfeeling
- unflinching
- unfriendly
- ungentle
- ungovernable
- unimpressible
- unloving
- unmanageable
- unmerciful
- unregenerate
- unrelenting
- unruly
- unshakable
- unsparing
- unsympathetic
- unthinking
- unyielding
- vicious
- virulent
- wayward
- wilful
- willful
- wrongheaded
pachydermatous
- abusive
- acrimonious
- affectless
- austere
- barbarous
- bestial
- boorish
- brutal
- brutish
- callous
- case-hardened
- cold
- cold-blooded
- compassionless
- cruel
- desensitized
- disagreeable
- evil-minded
- frosty
- grim
- hard
- hard-bitten
- hard-boiled
- hard-hearted
- harsh
- hateful
- heartless
- heavy-handed
- heedless
- ill-natured
- ill-tempered
- inconsiderate
- indurate
- inhuman
- inhumane
- insensate
- insensitive
- ironfisted
- ironhanded
- ironhearted
- jackbooted
- knock-down-and-drag-out
- malevolent
- malicious
- mean
- merciless
- obdurate
- oppressive
- pitiless
- rancorous
- remorseless
- rough
- rough-and-tumble
- ruthless
- savage
- severe
- slash-and-burn
- sledgehammer
- soulless
- spiteful
- stern
- stoney
- stony
- stonyhearted
- surly
- take-no-prisoners
- thick-skinned
- thoughtless
- tough
- uncaring
- uncharitable
- unfeeling
- unfriendly
- ungentle
- unloving
- unmerciful
- unsparing
- unsympathetic
- unthinking
- vicious
- virulent