BARBARIAN Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word barbarian. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BARBARIAN
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savage | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a member of an uncivilized people • a cruelly rapacious person adjective satellite • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering • wild and menacing • without civilizing influences • marked by extreme and violent energy verb • attack brutally and fiercely • criticize harshly or violently | ||||||||
uncivilized | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • without civilizing influences | ||||||||
wild | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • marked by extreme lack of restraint or control • in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated noun • a wild primitive state untouched by civilization • a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition adverb • in an uncontrolled and rampant manner • in a wild or undomesticated manner adjective satellite • in a state of extreme emotion • deviating widely from an intended course • (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud • without a basis in reason or fact • talking or behaving irrationally • involving risk or danger • fanciful and unrealistic; foolish • located in a dismal or remote area; desolate • intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with • without civilizing influences • (of the elements) as if showing violent anger | ||||||||
brutal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering • punishingly harsh • resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility • disagreeably direct and precise | ||||||||
brutish | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility | ||||||||
coarse | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles adjective satellite • lacking refinement or cultivation or taste • of low or inferior quality or value | ||||||||
crude | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not refined or processed noun • a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons adjective satellite • not carefully or expertly made • conspicuously and tastelessly indecent • belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness • devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment • not processed or subjected to analysis | ||||||||
ferocious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by extreme and violent energy | ||||||||
fierce | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by extreme and violent energy • marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid • ruthless in competition • violently agitated and turbulent | ||||||||
heathen | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who does not acknowledge your god adjective satellite • not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam | ||||||||
hooligan | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel and brutal fellow | ||||||||
neanderthal | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man noun • extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia adjective satellite • ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance | ||||||||
primitive | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization • a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived • a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms adjective satellite • belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness • little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type • used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies • of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style | ||||||||
rough | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • having or caused by an irregular surface • of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped • causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements • not shaped by cutting or trimming noun • the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short adverb • with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') • with rough motion as over a rough surface adjective satellite • (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse • not quite exact or correct • full of hardship or trials • violently agitated and turbulent • unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound • ready and able to resort to force or violence • not carefully or expertly made • not perfected • unpleasantly stern • unkind or cruel or uncivil verb • prepare in preliminary or sketchy form | ||||||||
ruffian | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel and brutal fellow | ||||||||
uncivil | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking civility or good manners | ||||||||
uncouth | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking refinement or cultivation or taste | ||||||||
uncultivated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (of land or fields) not prepared for raising crops adjective satellite • (of persons) lacking art or knowledge • characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes | ||||||||
uncultured | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of persons) lacking art or knowledge | ||||||||
untamed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated | ||||||||