Synonyms for ferocious
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Marked by extreme and violent energy.
- adj. 2
Extreme or intense.
Related words
- Word family
- ferociously ferociousness ferity ferocity feral
- Is a kind of
- active angry violent
Choose the right word
Ferocious refers to a state or disposition; that which is fierce flashes or blazes; that which is ferocious steadily burns; we speak of a ferocious animal, a fierce passion. A fiery spirit with a good disposition is quickly excitable in a good cause, but may not be fierce or ferocious.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- savage There are still some savage tribes on that island.
- furious Layla was furious that Sami conspired against her.
- fierce One reporter said he looked like a fierce bulldog.
By length
- 4 letters
- wild1
- 5 letters
- cruel2, rabid2
- 6 letters
- bloody2, brutal2, savage2, fierce1, raging2, utmost2
- 7 letters
- maximum3, violent3, furious3, vicious2, untamed, brutish2
- 8 letters
- ruthless2, ravenous3, pitiless3, ravening
- 9 letters
- merciless3, rapacious3, truculent3
- 10 letters
- relentless3, sanguinary
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cruel2 = 2 syllables).