Synonyms for bestial
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Beast-like.
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Bestial, in modern usage, implies an intensified and degrading animalism.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- animal An animal can be much more dangerous when wounded.
- brutal The city was ruined by the brutal force of nature.
- brutish He was coarse in his habits and brutish in his ways.
- animalistic The scream had some animalistic tone behind it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bestial | rising | |
| animal | steady | |
| brutal | rising | |
| brutish | rising | |
| animalistic | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- brute1
- 6 letters
- animal3, brutal2, carnal2
- 7 letters
- inhuman3, beastly2, brutish2
- 9 letters
- animalian
- 11 letters
- animalistic
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (animal3 = 3 syllables).