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Synonyms for Fierce
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
fierce
Fierce signifies having a furious and cruel nature, or being in a furious and cruel mood, more commonly the latter. It applies to that which is now intensely excited, or liable to intense and sudden excitement. Ferocious refers to a state or disposition; that which is fierce flashes or blazes; that which is ferocious steadily burns; we speak of a ferocious animal, a fierce passion. A fiery spirit with a good disposition is quickly excitable in a good cause, but may not be fierce or ferocious. Savage signifies untrained, uncultivated. Ferocious always denotes a tendency to violence; it is more distinctly bloodthirsty than the other words; a person may be deeply, intensely cruel, and not at all ferocious; a ferocious countenance expresses habitual ferocity; a fierce countenance may express habitual fierceness, or only the sudden anger of the moment. That which is wild is simply unrestrained; the word may imply no anger or harshness; as, wild delight, wild alarm.
Synonyms:
ferocious, fiery, furious, impetuous, raging, savage, uncultivated, untrained, violent, wildAntonyms:
affectionate, docile, gentle, harmless, kind, mild, patient, peaceful, submissive, sweet, tame, tender
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
ferocious, fierce, furious, savageadjective
marked by extreme and violent energy
"a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
Synonyms:
angered, rough, trigger-happy, uncivilized, savage, barbarous, angry, cutthroat, infuriated, tempestuous, furious, raging, violent, fell, fierce, barbaric, feral, cruel, enraged, vehement, maddened, ferocious, roughshod, tearing, boisterous, barbarian, uncivilised, bowelless, vicious, brutal, ferine, wildAntonyms:
merciful, nonviolent, mild, calmfierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happyadjective
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
"fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
Synonyms:
red, wild, crimson, vehement, violent, fierce, savage, bowelless, furious, trigger-happy, cutthroat, boisterous, rough, ferocious, tearingAntonyms:
mild, calm, merciful, nonviolentcutthroat, fierce, bowellessadjective
ruthless in competition
"cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"
Synonyms:
rough, vehement, violent, savage, bowelless, furious, trigger-happy, cutthroat, boisterous, fierce, ferocious, tearingAntonyms:
calm, mild, merciful, nonviolentboisterous, fierce, roughadjective
violently agitated and turbulent
"boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas"
Synonyms:
pugnacious, approximative, rough, fierce, trigger-happy, unsmooth, robustious, violent, boisterous, bowelless, scratchy, ferocious, knockabout, uncut, jumpy, rocky, harsh, gravelly, approximate, cutthroat, vehement, rambunctious, rumbustious, jolting, unruly, jolty, rasping, bumpy, tearing, raspy, savage, furious, crude, gratingAntonyms:
mild, nonviolent, calm, merciful
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
fierceadjective
Synonyms:
violent, unrestrained, furious, immoderate, impetuous, vehement, passionate, ferocious, fiery, mettlesome
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#554 | red | |
#1340 | strong | |
#2028 | wild | |
#2145 | heavy | |
#3091 | sharp | |
#3964 | severe | |
#4538 | fell | |
#4924 | tough | |
#5548 | rough | |
#5940 | violent | |
#5995 | rocky | |
#6547 | angry | |
#7174 | intense | |
#8049 | approximate | |
#9217 | keen | |
#9255 | heated | |
#9271 | brutal | |
#9792 | savage | |
#9920 | crude | |
#10079 | bitter | |
#11289 | cruel | |
#11437 | harsh | |
#11710 | uncut | |
#12536 | crimson | |
#12588 | stiff | |
#15142 | fierce | |
#15992 | vicious | |
#16835 | furious | |
#18470 | fiery | |
#18847 | raging | |
#19691 | pitched | |
#22217 | tearing | |
#23007 | drastic | |
#26177 | barbarian | |
#27959 | feral | |
#28023 | grating | |
#32636 | bumpy | |
#39249 | angered | |
#39424 | ferocious | |
#39714 | unruly | |
#43466 | enraged | |
#43797 | virulent | |
#43810 | barbaric | |
#47449 | cutthroat | |
#48964 | untrained | |
#59577 | scratchy | |
#60245 | boisterous | |
#66341 | barbarous | |
#68434 | gravelly | |
#69595 | infuriated | |
#74028 | jumpy | |
#76435 | vehement | |
#83664 | impetuous | |
#96709 | raspy | |
#101520 | rambunctious | |
#102327 | uncivilized | |
#106455 | tempestuous | |
#122011 | uncultivated | |
#126547 | roughshod | |
#133494 | pugnacious | |
#139637 | jolting | |
#147394 | rasping | |
#163260 | maddened | |
#191473 | knockabout | |
#236180 | uncivilised | |
#241914 | approximative |
How to use Fierce in a sentence?
The decline in (Nokia's) wireless networks was surprisingly fierce ... The market remains difficult, which seems to add pressure to step up their cost-savings program.
A dogs being huge or big in size doesn't mean its fierce as being small isn't fierce
In the short-term, inventory shortages will persist, the insufficient level of inventory amidst fierce competition is putting upward pressure on home prices in most parts of the country.
For those of us who were lucky enough to have known or encountered Red, we will all miss his sharp mind and keen intellect, he was a gentle man but a fierce competitor.
Competition to buy coffee from producers has been pretty fierce.
Translations for Fierce
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- عنيفArabic
- свиреп, заплашителен, буен, яростен, жестокBulgarian
- feroç, ferotgeCatalan, Valencian
- aktivt, truende, voldeligtDanish
- bedrohlich, wildGerman
- άγριοςGreek
- ferocaEsperanto
- feroz, fieroSpanish
- ژیان ، درندهPersian
- raju, hurja, raivokasFinnish
- féroceFrench
- fûlWestern Frisian
- fíochmharIrish
- fiadhaichScottish Gaelic
- վայրագ, կատաղիArmenian
- sengitIndonesian
- ferocaIdo
- feroceItalian
- 激しいJapanese
- ಉಗ್ರವಾದKannada
- 맹렬한Korean
- دڕندهKurdish
- feroxLatin
- felDutch
- voldsomNorwegian
- zawziętyPolish
- ferozPortuguese
- fioros, feroceRomanian
- неистовый, свирепый, лютый, грозный, яростныйRussian
- våldsam, tapper, aktiv, hotfull, resolut, skrämmande, viljestarkSwedish
- mabangisTagalog
- sertTurkish
- האַרטYiddish
- 激烈Chinese
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