animallike
Like a beast
Animallike describes qualities resembling those of animals—instinctive, physical, or lacking human refinement.
It often suggests raw or primitive behavior: His animallike reflexes saved him from the fall.
The word can be neutral or pejorative depending on context: admiring when describing agility or strength, disparaging when implying coarseness or lack of self-control.
Cruel and uncivilized
- savageFierce and untamed
- beastlySavagely cruel or unpleasant
- barbaricSavagely cruel, uncivilized
- uncivilizedLacking social graces
crude · base · primal · atavistic · caveman · prehistoric · tribal · feral
Not domesticated
- feralWild after domestication
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
predatory · prowling · stalking · hunting · roaming · free-roaming · unbroken · unrestrained
First in origin
- visceralArising from deep instinct
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
- impulseSudden urge to act
- urgeStrong inner drive
drive · reflex · reaction · innate · inborn · instincts · automatic · unlearned
brutish
Cruel and uncivilized
uncivilized · crude · base · primal · atavistic · caveman · prehistoric · tribal · feral · regression
untamed
Not domesticated
- feralWild after domestication
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
fierce · predatory · prowling · stalking · hunting · roaming · free-roaming · unbroken · unrestrained · unbridled
primal
First in origin
urge · drive · reflex · reaction · innate · inborn · instincts · automatic · unlearned · spontaneous
grazing
Feeding on pasture
rutting · preening · grooming · marking · sniffing · prowling · stalking · pacing · herding · flocking
furry
Covered in soft hair
snout · muzzle · paws · tail · hunched · crouching · four-legged · loping · scampering · scurrying
animallikecivilized
Socially developed and refined
refined · cultured · sophisticated · polished · genteel
animal, animals, animated, animation, animate, animating, animates, animalistic, animalism