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BARBAROUS Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word barbarous. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word barbarous. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for BARBAROUS

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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

cruel
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

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

vicious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

• having the nature of vice

• bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

• marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful

barbaric
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• without civilizing influences

• unrestrained and crudely rich

bloodthirsty
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed

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

inhumane
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion

merciless
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or showing no mercy

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

ruthless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• without mercy or pity

uncivil
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking civility or good manners

uncivilized
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• without civilizing influences

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

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

fell
verbv
noun

• the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

• seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges

• the act of felling something (as a tree)

adjective satellite

• (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

verb

• cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

• pass away rapidly

• sew a seam by folding the edges

roughshod
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping

• (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

• unjustly domineering

Best Hypernyms For BARBAROUS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for barbarous, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
brutal cruel fierce harsh inhumane merciless savage vicious

Alternatives for BRUTAL

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