What is another word for savage ?

(of a person or group) Primitive and uncivilized

skeptic^US

sceptic^UK

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“We had terrible visions of savage marauders destroying sacred idols, throwing them around with vicious glee.”

Adjective

(usually of animals) Wild and feral, without taming or domestication

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“The howling and growling of the savage beasts outside would fill them with fear.”

Adjective

(of a place) Wild-looking and inhospitable

“The desert's landscape has a savage grandeur unlike that of any other region.”

Adjective

Highly cruel or violent in nature

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

like getting blood out of a stone

with a heart of stone

grueling^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

gruelling^UK

red in tooth and claw

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

easier said than done

labored^US

laboured^UK

at each other's throats

humourless^UK

humorless^US

raining cats and dogs

gray^US

grey^UK

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“The people would ultimately overthrow the savage dictator who had ravaged the country for decades.”

Adjective

like a bear with a sore head

Highly critical in nature

sulphurous^UK

sulfurous^US

accidentally on purpose

ill-humored^US

rubbing the wrong way

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“Pundits would launch a savage attack on the new policies.”

Adjective

environmentally unfriendly

Very great in degree, often with bad or negative repercussions

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

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“The company's near demise paralleled the savage downturn in market demand.”

Adjective

not knowing what to do with oneself

Violent or unrestrained, such as in speed or energy

knock-down-and-drag-out

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

full of ups and downs

woolly^UK

wooly^US

like Piccadilly Circus

at the end of your tether

driven to distraction

very upset

in a fit

out of one's wits

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Adjective

more than flesh and blood can bear

Intensely, extremely or unbearably painful

excruciating

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

more than one can bear

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Adjective

blown up out of all proportion

(of a tax or other charge) Extremely high, harsh or severe

gruelling^UK

agonizing^US

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

agonising^UK

grueling^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

costing an arm and a leg

sombre^UK

somber^US

with a heart of stone

out of all proportion

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Adjective

Relating to crime

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

without law and order

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

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Adjective

Pertaining to, or having the form, nature or habits of, a beast or animal

Noun

A brutal or vicious person

jailbird^US

gaolbird^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

unscrupulous operator

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“Stop being a heartless savage and try to show some compassion for a change.”

Noun

An uncultured or brutish person

“I do not appreciate being treated like a savage from the jungles.”

Verb

give something a bad press

To criticize extremely severely

attack

slam

lambaste

criticise^UK

criticize^US

pummelled^UK

pummel^US

belabour^UK

belabor^US

give someone a bad press

give something a battering

give someone a roasting

rap over the knuckles

rip into

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a bollocking

give someone a rollicking

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

minimize^US

minimise^UK

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

jump down one's throat

jump down someone's throat

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

blacken someone's reputation

give a tongue-lashing

put someone on the hot seat

pin your ears back

crawl all over

put someone on the griddle

give someone a caning

give someone some stick

give someone an earful

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

give someone a wigging

send someone away with a flea in their ear

rap someone the knuckles

give someone what for

give someone a rating

trivialize^US

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

trivialise^UK

express disapproval of

kick up a stink about

give a piece of one's mind

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

give a bad name

storm

conduct a smear campaign against

demonize^US

demonise^UK

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

complain vociferously about

humiliate

take exception

pick holes

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

lose one's temper with

speak of with disfavour

blacken the character of

give a rough time

sling mud at

mumble

satirize^US

satirise^UK

moralise^UK

moralize^US

rap across the knuckles

be picky

be hypercritical

make fun of

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

keep after

have someone on the carpet

give someone a telling off

burst out

lay on

give comeuppance

mete out punishment to

make an example of

criticize hatefully

give someone a carpeting

express strong disapproval of

come down on like a ton of bricks

express objections to

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

chop logic

think badly of

express disapprobation of

express disapprobation

raise trivial objections to

hold someone to blame

complain to

give vent to one's emotions

give free rein to one's emotions

baulk^UK

balk^US

send someone away with a flea in his

disagree violently with

remonstrate about

make a protest against

kick against

make a stand against

complain bitterly about

kick up

put up a fight against

take great exception to

peck

bother

go on

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“Critics would savage the newly released romantic comedy for being overly bland and formulaic.”

Verb

To physically attack ferociously and wound

brutalise^UK

brutalize^US

“Be careful of animals in the wild that have been known to savage campers.”

Verb