Synonyms for violent
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Intense — acute, extreme, sharp
intense, savage, brutal, vicious, fierce, hot-headed, raging, vehement, furious, tough, extreme, severe, high, ferocious, fiery, trigger-happy, tempestuous, stormy, tumultuous, forcible, mad, hot
3. Wild
wild, impetuous formal, ungovernable
Other
unnatural, rampageous rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Acute, extreme, sharp.
- adj. 2
Involving extreme force or motion.
A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.
- adj. 3
Involving physical conflict.
We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if necessary.
Related words
- Word family
- violence
- Phrases
- violent storm
Example sentences
- intense She was as intense in her hatreds as in her loves.
- brutal The city was ruined by the brutal force of nature.
- savage There are still some savage tribes on that island.
- fierce One reporter said he looked like a fierce bulldog.
- unnatural This sentence sounds unnatural to me as an American.
By length
- 3 letters
- red1, hot1, mad1
- 4 letters
- high1, wild1
- 5 letters
- tough1, fiery3
- 6 letters
- severe2, brutal2, savage2, fierce1, raging2, stormy2
- 7 letters
- extreme2, intense2, furious3, vicious2, crimson2
- 8 letters
- forcible3, vehement3
- 9 letters
- unnatural4, ferocious3, impetuous3
- 10 letters
- tumultuous4, rampageous
- 11 letters
- tempestuous4
- 12 letters
- ungovernable5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fiery3 = 3 syllables).