Synonyms for sanguinary

Synonyms for (adj) sanguinary

Synonyms: bloodthirsty, bloody-minded, sanguinary

Definition: marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed

Usage: bloody-minded tyrants; bloodthirsty yells; went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood-G.W.Johnson

Similar words: bloody

Definition: having or covered with or accompanied by blood

Usage: a bloody nose; your scarf is all bloody; the effects will be violent and probably bloody; a bloody fight


Synonyms: gory, butcherly, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous

Definition: accompanied by bloodshed

Usage: this bitter and sanguinary war

Similar words: bloody

Definition: having or covered with or accompanied by blood

Usage: a bloody nose; your scarf is all bloody; the effects will be violent and probably bloody; a bloody fight


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