Antonyms for sanguinary
ˈsæŋ gwəˌnɛr isan·guina·ry

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1. sanguinaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   bloodthirsty, butcherous, slaughterous, gory

2. sanguinaryadjective

   Attended with bloodshed.

   Synonyms:
   butcherous, slaughterous, gory, bloodthirsty

3. sanguinaryadjective

   Eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty.

   Synonyms:
   gory, bloodthirsty, slaughterous, butcherous

4. sanguinaryadjective

   Consisting of, covered with or similar in appearance to blood.

   Synonyms:
   gory, bloodthirsty, butcherous, slaughterous

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1. sanguinary

   Antonyms:
   lenient, moderate, chivalrous, generous, sparing, forbearing

   Synonyms:
   bloody, truculent, bloodthirsty, murderous

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1. gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherlyadjective

   accompanied by bloodshed

   "this bitter and sanguinary war"

   Antonyms:
   bloodless

   Synonyms:
   sanguineous, gory, bloody-minded, unskillful, bloodstained, butcherly, botchy, slaughterous, bloodthirsty

2. bloodthirsty, bloody-minded, sanguinaryadjective

   marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed

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

   Antonyms:
   bloodless

   Synonyms:
   sanguineous, gory, butcherly, bloody-minded, cantankerous, slaughterous, bloodthirsty

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1. sanguinaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   bloody, murderous, cruel, truculent, bloodthirsty

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sanguinary

   Synonyms:
   Yarrow, see there, Achillea millefolium
   

2. sanguinary

   Synonyms:
   Yarrow, see there, Achillea millefolium
   

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