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Synonyms for animalistic

  • adjective

Most common

animal animal-like brutish bestial brutal feral

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Animal-like — in the manner of and/or resembling an animal

animal-like, bestial, animal, brutish, beastly UK, animalian, animalesque, brute, belluine dated

2. Feral — in the behaviour of an animal savage; untamed

feral, brutal, tameless

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    In the manner of and/or resembling an animal.

  2. adj. 2

    In the behaviour of an animal savage; untamed.

Example sentences

  • animal An animal can be much more dangerous when wounded.
  • brutish He was coarse in his habits and brutish in his ways.
  • bestial War is a disgusting relic of humanity's bestial past.
  • brutal The city was ruined by the brutal force of nature.
  • feral You're such a sweet cat! I can't believe you're feral!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
animalisticrising
animalsteady
brutishrising
bestialrising
brutalrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
brute1, feral2
6 letters
animal3, brutal2
7 letters
beastly2, brutish2, bestial2
8 letters
belluine, tameless
9 letters
animalian
11 letters
animalesque

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (feral2 = 2 syllables).