Antonyms for savage
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sav-ij |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæv ɪdʒ |
Definition of savage
Origin :- mid-13c., "fierce, ferocious;" c.1300, "wild, undomesticated, untamed" (of animals and places), from Old French sauvage, salvage "wild, savage, untamed, strange, pagan," from Late Latin salvaticus, alteration of silvaticus "wild," literally "of the woods," from silva "forest, grove" (see sylvan). Of persons, the meaning "reckless, ungovernable" is attested from c.1400, earlier in sense "indomitable, valiant" (c.1300).
- adj wild, untamed
- adj cruel, vicious
- An hour ago he had whirled her out of her senses in savage passion.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- There was a savage note in his voice under which the girl visibly winced.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Her voice cut fiercely into the quiet of the room, imperious, savage.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- His head was thrust forward menacingly, and his eyes were savage.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Chip, savage in his misery, regarded her over one square shoulder.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- The savage tribesmen burst in the door and crowded into the room.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- It was against these savage Turks that the first Crusade was directed.
- Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
- To one familiar with savage peoples there could be no doubt that these were close to the purple.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- Also something, but very little, about the tribes of savage men.
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- The monotony of savage life in this place became intolerable.
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
Synonyms for savage
- aboriginal
- ancient
- archaic
- atrocious
- barbarian
- barbaric
- barbarous
- beastly
- bestial
- bloodthirsty
- bloody
- brutal
- brute
- brutish
- cold-blooded
- crazed
- crude
- demoniac
- destructive
- devilish
- diabolical
- earliest
- fell
- feral
- ferine
- ferocious
- fierce
- first
- frantic
- fundamental
- furious
- grim
- harsh
- heartless
- hellish
- in a state of nature
- infernal
- inhuman
- inhumane
- lupine
- malevolent
- malicious
- merciless
- murderous
- native
- natural
- nonliterate
- original
- pitiless
- primary
- primeval
- primitive
- primordial
- pristine
- rabid
- raging
- rapacious
- ravening
- relentless
- remorseless
- rough
- rude
- rugged
- rustic
- ruthless
- sadistic
- simple
- truculent
- turbulent
- unbroken
- uncivilized
- uncultivated
- uncultured
- undomesticated
- unmodified
- unrelenting
- unrestrained
- unspoiled
- vicious
- violent
- wolfish
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