Synonyms: beast, savage, brute, wildcat, wolf
Definition: a cruelly rapacious person
Definition: a member of an uncivilized people
Similar words: primitive, primitive person
Definition: a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
Synonyms: crucify, blast, pillory, savage
Definition: criticize harshly or violently
Usage: The press savaged the new President; The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
Similar words: criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock
Definition: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
Usage: The paper criticized the new movie; Don't knock the food--it's free
Synonyms: savage
Definition: attack brutally and fiercely
Similar words: set on, assail, assault, attack
Definition: attack someone physically or emotionally
Usage: The mugger assaulted the woman; Nightmares assailed him regularly
Synonyms: wild, barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilised, uncivilized
Definition: without civilizing influences
Usage: barbarian invaders; barbaric practices; a savage people; fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient-Margaret Meade; wild tribes
Similar words: noncivilised, noncivilized
Definition: not having a high state of culture and social development
Synonyms: brutal, barbarous, cruel, vicious, savage, roughshod, fell
Definition: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Usage: a barbarous crime; brutal beatings; cruel tortures; Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks; a savage slap; vicious kicks
Similar words: inhumane
Definition: lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion
Usage: humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world; biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used
Synonyms: feral, ferine, savage
Definition: wild and menacing
Usage: a pack of feral dogs
Definition: in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
Usage: wild geese; edible wild plants
Synonyms: furious, ferocious, fierce, savage
Definition: marked by extreme and violent energy
Usage: a ferocious beating; fierce fighting; a furious battle
Similar words: violent
Definition: acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
Usage: a violent attack; a violent person; violent feelings; a violent rage; felt a violent dislike