savage
adjective
1. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- a savage slap
Similar word(s): inhumane, barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, vicious
2. wild and menacing
Similar word(s): untamed, wild, feral, ferine
3. without civilizing influences
- a savage people
Similar word(s): noncivilised, noncivilized, barbarian, barbaric, uncivilised, uncivilized, wild
4. marked by extreme and violent energy
Similar word(s): violent, ferocious, fierce, furious
Sentences with savage as an adjective:
- a savage wilderness
- savage manners
- savage beasts
- a savage spirit
- He gave the dog a savage kick.
- The woman was killed in a savage manner.
- - I'll see you in detention.r /> - Ah, savage!
noun
1. a member of an uncivilized people
Similar word(s): barbarian
Definition categories: person, primitive
2. a cruelly rapacious person
Similar word(s): beast, brute, wildcat, wolf
Definition categories: person, aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker
verb
1. attack brutally and fiercely
Definition categories: competition, assail, assault, attack
2. criticize harshly or violently
- The press savaged the new President
Similar word(s): blast, crucify, pillory
Definition categories: communication, criticise, criticize, knock
Sentences with savage as a verb:
- His latest film was savaged by most reviewers.