Antonyms for savagery


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sav-ij-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæv ɪdʒ ri


Definition of savagery

Origin :
  • 1590s; see savage (adj.) + -ry.
  • noun cruelty
Example sentences :
  • There was no stain of savagery upon the delight we had in coming to this spot.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • Naturally, there were reports of brutality and savagery, but none were proved.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • Any other savagery on your part I can stand, and will stand, as a lover should.
  • Extract from : « The Symposium » by Xenophon
  • Then you are come to ask pardon for all your crossness, your savagery of this morning?
  • Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
  • And yet this people display some of the grossest elements of savagery.
  • Extract from : « The American Missionary -- Volume 38, No. 06, June, 1884 » by Various
  • If it were not for competition we should be living in the woods in a state of savagery.
  • Extract from : « Dollars and Sense » by Col. Wm. C. Hunter
  • The use of charm stones in civilisation and savagery is assuredly parallel.
  • Extract from : « The Clyde Mystery » by Andrew Lang
  • Her gentle mother fought her decision with all the savagery of the gentle.
  • Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
  • He awed them, and frightened them with the savagery of his voice and manner.
  • Extract from : « Other Main-Travelled Roads » by Hamlin Garland
  • Such tales of cruelty and savagery were told of them as to be almost incredible.
  • Extract from : « Ranching, Sport and Travel » by Thomas Carson

Synonyms for savagery

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