Synonyms for Violence
ˈvaɪ ə lənsvi·o·lence

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1. violence

   Synonyms:
   agitation, alarm, anxiety, care, distress, disturbance, eagerness, emotion, excitement, feeling, frenzy, fury, passion, sensibility, sensitiveness, storm, susceptibility, sympathy, turbulence, vehemence

   Antonyms:
   apathy, calmness, composure, immobility, impassibility, indifference, insensibility, lethargy, phlegm, quietness, quietude, sluggishness, stillness, stoicism, tranquillity, unconcern, unfeelingness

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1. violence

   Synonyms:
   vehemence, impetuosity, force, rape, outrage, rage, profanation, injustice, fury, infringement, fierceness, oppression

   Antonyms:
   lenity, mildness, self-restraint, feebleness, gentleness, respect, forbearance, self-control, observance, obedience, preservation, conservation, protection

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1. violence, forcenoun

   an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

   "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"

   Synonyms:
   power, military unit, furiousness, military group, force, vehemence, military force, force play, strength, ferocity, violence, effect, wildness, force out, fierceness, fury, force-out, personnel, forcefulness

2. ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildnessnoun

   the property of being wild or turbulent

   "the storm's violence"

   Synonyms:
   fury, rage, delirium, emphasis, craze, frenzy, abandon, madness, wildness, force, violence, vehemence, furiousness, ferocity, hysteria, fierceness

3. violencenoun

   a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.

   Synonyms:
   fury, vehemence, fierceness, wildness, ferocity, force, furiousness

Matched Categories

1. • Aggression
   • Intensity
   • Turbulence

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1. violencenoun

   Synonyms:
   vehemence, impetuosity, boisterousness

2. violencenoun

   Synonyms:
   passion, fury, fierceness, wildness, rage

3. violencenoun

   Synonyms:
   outrage, injustice, injury, unlawfulness, sway or brute force, reign of terror

4. violencenoun

   Synonyms:
   sharpness, acuteness, severity, poignancy, intensity

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1. violencenoun

   Synonyms:
   force, impetuosity, vehemence, intensity, severity, wildness, fury, injury, violation, profanation, outrage, assault

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1. List of paraphrases for "violence":

   violent, abuse, violencia, gewalt, violences, force, assault, brutality

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1. Sheena Greitens:

   In early June 2018, I became afraid for my safety and that of our children at our home, which was fairly isolated, due to Eric's unstable and coercive behavior, this behavior included physical violence toward our children, such as cuffing our then three-year-old son across the face at the dinner table in front of me and yanking him around by his hair.

2. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein:

   While some civilians were killed in crossfire between the fighting forces, others were reportedly summarily executed by Government (SPLA) soldiers, who appear to have specifically targeted people of Nuer origin, the fighting also resulted in widespread sexual violence, including rape and gang rape by soldiers in uniform and men in plain clothes.

3. WhatsApp:

   Like the Government of India, we're horrified by these terrible acts of violence and wanted to respond quickly to the very important issues you have raised, we believe that false news, misinformation and the spread of hoaxes are issues best tackled collectively: by government, civil society and technology companies working together.

4. Barack Obama:

   This is a country that allows everybody to express their views, allows them to peacefully assemble to protest actions that they think are unjust, But using any event as an excuse for violence is contrary to rule of law, contrary to who we are.

5. State John Kerry:

   It is absolutely critical to end all incitement, to end all violence and to find a road forward to build the possibility, which is not there today, for a larger process.