BARBAROUS Synonyms
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 |