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Ferocious

Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; ravenous; rapacious; as, ferocious look or features; a ferocious lion.

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Violent 84% connected

Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; f…

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Violent 84% connected

Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; f…

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Brutality 74% connected

The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Brutality 74% connected

The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness.

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Ferocity 74% connected

Savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty; as, ferocity of countenance.

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Ferocity 74% connected

Savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty; as, ferocity of countenance.

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Fierce 92% connected

Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Furious 92% connected

Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Savage 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature; wild; as, a savage wilderness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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