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savage
1[ sav-ij ]
adjective
- fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed:
savage beasts.
Synonyms: bloodthirsty, fell, feral, wild
Antonyms: mild
- Offensive. relating to or being a preliterate people or society regarded as uncivilized or primitive.
- enraged or furiously angry, as a person.
- unpolished; rude:
savage manners.
Antonyms: cultured
- wild or rugged, as country or scenery:
savage wilderness.
Synonyms: uncultivated, rough
Antonyms: cultivated
- Archaic. uncultivated; growing wild.
noun
verb (used with object)
- to assault and maul by biting, rending, goring, etc.; tear at or mutilate:
numerous sheep savaged by dogs.
- to attack or criticize thoroughly or remorselessly; excoriate:
a play savaged by the critics.
- to greatly weaken, damage, or harm:
The age of automation and globalization, with companies searching for lower wages overseas, has savaged organized labor.
Savage
2[ sav-ij ]
noun
- Michael Joseph, 1872–1940, New Zealand statesman and labor leader: prime minister 1935–40.
- Richard, 1697?–1743, English poet.
savage
1/ ˈsævɪdʒ /
adjective
- wild; untamed
savage beasts of the jungle
- ferocious in temper; vicious
a savage dog
- uncivilized; crude
savage behaviour
- (of peoples) nonliterate or primitive
a savage tribe
- (of terrain) rugged and uncultivated
- obsolete.far from human habitation
noun
- a member of a nonliterate society, esp one regarded as primitive
- a crude or uncivilized person
- a fierce or vicious person or animal
verb
- to criticize violently
- to attack ferociously and wound
the dog savaged the child
Savage
2/ ˈsævɪdʒ /
noun
- SavageMichael Joseph18721940MNew ZealandPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Michael Joseph. 1872-1940, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1935-40)
Derived Forms
- ˈsavageness, noun
- ˈsavagedom, noun
- ˈsavagely, adverb
Other Words From
- sav·age·ly adverb
- sav·age·ness noun
- half-sav·age adjective
- half-sav·age·ly adverb
- pre·sav·age adjective
- qua·si-sav·age adjective
- qua·si-sav·age·ly adverb
- sem·i·sav·age adjective
- un·sav·age adjective
- un·sav·age·ly adverb
- un·sav·age·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of savage1
Word History and Origins
Origin of savage1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Embassy there was shuttered in 2012 as the country descended into a savage civil war.
She said owners of dogs like the one that savaged her arm should be banned from buying further animals.
Gangster: The Daniels and the Lyons chronicles the savage battle for control of Glasgow's drugs trade.
He cautions that the attack should not be seen as a sign that the past was "particularly savage and bloody" or that "we're beyond all of that now."
You can see more of her work on Instagram @savage_taste and on her website, savagemuse.com.
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