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   savage

   /ˈsavɪdʒ/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an animal or force of nature) fierce, violent, and uncontrolled: "packs of savage dogs roamed the streets" Similar ferociousfiercewilduntamedundomesticatedferalpredatoryraveningOpposite tame
   • ▪ cruel and vicious; aggressively hostile: "a savage attack on the government" Similar viciousbrutalcruelsadisticferociousfierceviolentbloodymurderoushomicidalbloodthirstybestialbrutishbarbaricbarbarousmercilessruthlesspitilessheartlessinhumanharshcallouscold-bloodedarchaic:fellsanguinaryfierceblisteringscathingsearingstingingdevastatingmordanttrenchantcausticcuttingbitingwitheringvirulentvitriolicOpposite mildgentle
   • 2. (of something bad or negative) very great; severe: "the decision was a savage blow for the town" Similar severecrushingdevastatingcripplingterribleawfuldreadfuldirecatastrophiccalamitousruinousmortallethalfatal
   • 3. (of a person or group) primitive and uncivilized. dated, offensive Similar primitiveuncivilizedunenlightenedin a state of natureheathenwildbarbarianbarbarousbarbaricarchaic:rudeOpposite civilized
   • ▪ (of a place) wild-looking and inhospitable; uncultivated. Similar ruggedroughwildinhospitableuninhabitable

   noun

   • 1. a brutal or vicious person: "the mother of one of the victims has described his assailants as savages" Similar brutebeastmonsterbarbarianogredemonsadistanimal
   • 2. a member of a people regarded as primitive and uncivilized. dated, offensive Similar barbarianwild manwild womanprimitiveheathencannibal
   • 3. a representation of a bearded and semi-naked man with a wreath of leaves.

   verb

   • 1. (especially of a dog or wild animal) attack ferociously and maul: "police are rounding up dogs after a girl was savaged" Similar maulattacktear to pieceslacerateclawbitemutilatemangleworry
   • ▪ subject to a vicious verbal attack; criticize brutally: "he savaged the government for wasting billions in their failed bid to prop up the pound" Similar criticize severelyattacklambastcondemnflayshoot downpilloryrevileinformal:jump ontear to piecestake to piecestake/pull apartlay intopitch intohammerslambashdo a hatchet job oncrucifygive something a batteringroastskewerthrow brickbats atknockslaterubbishslag offmonsterbad-mouthpummeltrashbaggive someone bondiarchaic:excoriateslashOpposite praisecommendapplaud

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French sauvage ‘wild’, from Latin silvaticus ‘of the woods’, from silva ‘a wood’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. savagedom noun
   • 2. savageness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSAVAGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SAVAGE definition: 1. extremely violent, wild, or frightening: 2. very serious or cruel: 3. very large and severe: . Learn more.

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   The meaning of SAVAGE is not domesticated or under human control : untamed. How to use savage in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Savage.

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   noun. a cruelly rapacious person. synonyms: beast, brute, wildcat, wolf.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › savageSAVAGE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSAVAGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you refer to people as savages, you dislike them because you think that they do not have an advanced society and are violent. American English : savage / ˈsævɪdʒ / Brazilian Portuguese : selvagem

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › savageSavage - definition of savage by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. a. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild: a savage animal; the savage jungle. b. Not civilized; barbaric: a savage people. 2. a. Vicious or merciless; brutal: a savage form of warfare. b. Characterized by or showing hostility; unforgiving: savage criticism. 3. Extreme in strength or degree: savage heat. n.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsavage adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   aggressive and violent; causing great harm synonym brutal. savage dogs. She had been badly hurt in what police described as ‘a savage attack’. savage public spending cuts. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordSAVAGE - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   Definitions of 'savage'. 1. Someone or something that is savage is extremely cruel, violent, and uncontrolled. [...] 2. If you refer to people as savages, you dislike them because you think that they do not have an advanced society and are violent. [disapproval] [...]

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    Characterized by or showing hostility; unforgiving. Savage criticism. American Heritage. More Adjective Definitions (4) Synonyms: violent. untamed. unrestrained. sadistic. ruthless. rude. rough.

11. www.wordreference.com › definition › savagesavage - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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    sav•age /ˈsævɪdʒ/ adj., n., v.,-aged, -ag•ing.adj. . fierce or ferocious; wild:a savage criticism of her book. uncivilized; barbarous:savage people in the interior. n. [countable] an uncivilized human being.