Synonyms for violent
ˈvaɪ ə ləntvi·o·lent

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1. violentadjective

   Antonyms:
   peaceful

2. violentadjective

   A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.

   Antonyms:
   peaceful

3. violentadjective

   We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if needed.

   Antonyms:
   peaceful

4. violentadjective

   The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent.

   Antonyms:
   peaceful

5. violentadjective

   The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.

   Antonyms:
   peaceful

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1. violent

   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, fierce, fiery, furious, impetuous, raging, savage, uncultivated, untrained, wild

   Antonyms:
   affectionate, docile, gentle, harmless, kind, mild, patient, peaceful, submissive, sweet, tame, tender

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1. violent

   Synonyms:
   vehement, raving, furious, forcible, outrageous, raging, passionate

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1. violentadjective

   acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

   "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike"

   Synonyms:
   fierce, trigger-happy, red, crimson, vehement, tearing, wild

   Antonyms:
   bloodless, natural, passive, mild, peaceful, nonviolent

2. violentadjective

   effected by force or injury rather than natural causes

   "a violent death"

   Synonyms:
   fierce, trigger-happy, red, crimson, vehement, tearing, wild

   Antonyms:
   bloodless, natural, mild, peaceful, nonviolent, passive

3. violent, wildadjective

   (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud

   "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"

   Synonyms:
   unfounded, trigger-happy, dotty, uncivilised, savage, red, angry, crimson, barbarian, tempestuous, furious, risky, idle, fierce, waste, hazardous, vehement, fantastic, raving mad, raging, groundless, tearing, barbaric, gaga, crazy, godforsaken, untamed, baseless, uncivilized, wild, unwarranted

   Antonyms:
   natural, peaceful, passive, mild, nonviolent, bloodless

4. fierce, 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, fierce, savage, bowelless, furious, trigger-happy, cutthroat, boisterous, rough, ferocious, tearing

   Antonyms:
   mild, natural, bloodless, passive, nonviolent, peaceful

5. crimson, red, violentadjective

   characterized by violence or bloodshed

   "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode

   Synonyms:
   ruby, wild, fierce, cherry-red, scarlet, reddish, red-faced, tearing, flushed, blood-red, reddened, trigger-happy, carmine, vehement, cerise, ruddy, crimson, cherry, red, ruby-red

   Antonyms:
   nonviolent, mild, natural, passive, bloodless, peaceful

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1. aggressiveadjective

   ready or likely to attack or confront; hostile.

   his aggressive pursuit invoked fear in the pig.

   Submitted by gboppart on March 31, 2022  

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1. violentadjective

   Synonyms:
   boisterous, furious, impetuous, vehement

2. violentadjective

   Synonyms:
   fierce, fiery, fuming, raging, ungovernable, infuriate, passionate, high, hot

3. violentadjective

   Synonyms:
   unnatural, effected by force, unlawful

4. violentadjective

   Synonyms:
   unjust, outrageous

5. violentadjective

   Synonyms:
   sharp, severe, acute, poignant, intense, exquisite, pungent

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1. violentadjective

   Synonyms:
   passionate, vehement, impetuous, fierce, impotent, ungovernable, outrageous, poignant, severe

   Antonyms:
   mild

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1. List of paraphrases for "violent":

   violence, fierce, brutal, violate, severe, abusive, heavy, vicious, intense

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How to use violent in a sentence?

1. Banfield Norris:

   I think for me it's like there is so much violent dehumanization that the Black community has to go through on a daily basis, there is so much devastation, particularly this year, 2020 with the pandemic, and everything brought to the table about how there is so much inequality and inequity, that when you come to the table with something like this, it's like,' Child, please.'.

2. Robert Hanlon:

   These crimes are often preventable if family members are more informed about the potential danger from having someone who is severely mentally ill in the home and who may have shown violent tendencies in the past, family members may lull themselves into a state of false beliefs thinking ‘ my son would never hurt me ’ or ‘ my husband may have a short fuse but he would never seriously harm me. ’.

3. Mayor Ed Murray:

   Far too many smoking lounges attract and sustain illegal, violent activity that has no place in our neighborhoods.

4. Albert Einstein:

   Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.

5. William Bradford:

   And for the season it was winter, and they that know the winters of that country know them to be sharp and violent, and subject to cruel and fierce storms.