ferocious - Cambridge English Thesaurus with synonyms and examples

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ferocious

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VIOLENT

A ferocious dog guarded the house.
Synonyms and examples
violent
Her ex-boyfriend was violent.
aggressive
She was very aggressive toward the TV reporters.
fierce
The battle for the stronghold was fierce, with hundreds of soldiers killed.
savage
It was a savage attack.
brutal
He was jailed for the brutal crime.
vicious
It was a vicious crime.
bloody
The memorial was a reminder of the bloody massacre that happened 200 years ago on that spot.
gory
She refuses to watch gory horror movies.

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A person or thing that is violent uses force to hurt people, or shows people being hurt by force.
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