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SAVAGE definition: 1. extremely violent, wild, or frightening: 2. very serious or cruel: 3. very large and severe: . Learn more.
The meaning of SAVAGE is not domesticated or under human control : untamed. How to use savage in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Savage.
adjective. fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts. Synonyms: bloodthirsty, fell, feral, wild. Antonyms: mild. Offensive. relating to or being a preliterate people or society regarded as uncivilized or primitive. enraged or furiously angry, as a person. unpolished; rude: savage manners. Antonyms: cultured.
noun. a cruelly rapacious person. synonyms: beast, brute, wildcat, wolf.
Someone or something that is savage is extremely cruel, violent, and uncontrolled. This was a savage attack on a defenceless young girl. ...the savage wave of violence that swept the country in November 1987. ...a savage dog lunging at the end of a chain. Synonyms: cruel, brutal, vicious, bloody More Synonyms of savage. savagely adverb.
Definition of savage adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to severely criticize someone or something: [ often passive ] Her performance was savaged by the critics. savage. noun [ C ] old-fashioned uk / ˈsævɪdʒ / us. an offensive word for a person from a country at an early stage of development. (Definition of savage from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
savage meaning, definition, what is savage: very violent or cruel: Learn more.
Characterized by or showing hostility; unforgiving. Savage criticism. American Heritage. More Adjective Definitions (4) Synonyms: violent. untamed. unrestrained.
n. [ countable] an uncivilized human being. a fierce, brutal, or cruel person: Those savages have murdered innocent children. v. [ ~ + object] to assault brutally: The dog savaged the child's arm. to criticize harshly or without stopping: The president savaged her opponents. sav•age•ly, adv.: The armies attacked the position savagely.
