bestial
Like a brute
Bestial describes behavior resembling that of beasts—brutal, savage, or lacking human reason and restraint.
It often characterizes acts of extreme cruelty or violence: bestial torture, bestial crimes.
The word can also mean relating to beasts generally, or degraded to an animal state: reduced to bestial conditions.
In sexual contexts, bestial refers to acts involving animals.
Savagely harsh or severe
- savageFierce and untamed
- barbaricSavagely cruel, uncivilized
- cruelWillfully causing suffering
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
animalistic · uncivilized · merciless · ruthless · inhumane · violent · ferocious · barbarous
Not domesticated
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
- wolfishResembling a wild canine
prowling · undomesticated · unrestrained · instinctual · snarling · rabid · fang · claw
Extremely unpleasant or bad
- perverseStubbornly unreasonable
- degenerateDecline morally or physically
- carnalRelating to physical urges
- lewdObscenely sexual
lascivious · licentious · sordid · base · corrupt · wicked · profligate · dissolute
In earliest form
- instinctualDriven by natural impulse
- primalFirst in origin
- innateExisting since birth
- elementalBasic, of natural forces
atavistic · prehistoric · ancestral · raw · fundamental · visceral · primordial · natural
Devoid of mercy
- fiendishExtremely cruel or wicked
- diabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
abominable · hideous · demonic · hellish · nightmarish · ghastly · horrific · creature
brutal
Savagely harsh or severe
vicious · animalistic · uncivilized · merciless · ruthless · inhumane · violent · ferocious · barbarous · brute
untamed
Not domesticated
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
wolfish · prowling · undomesticated · unrestrained · instinctual · snarling · rabid · fang · claw · fierce
vile
Extremely unpleasant or bad
- perverseStubbornly unreasonable
- degenerateDecline morally or physically
- carnalRelating to physical urges
lewd · lascivious · licentious · sordid · base · corrupt · wicked · profligate · dissolute · lustful
primitive
In earliest form
- instinctualDriven by natural impulse
- primalFirst in origin
- innateExisting since birth
elemental · atavistic · prehistoric · ancestral · raw · fundamental · visceral · primordial · natural · deep-seated
inhuman
Devoid of mercy
- fiendishExtremely cruel or wicked
- diabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
grotesque · abominable · hideous · demonic · hellish · nightmarish · ghastly · horrific · creature · monster
bestialhumane
Marked by kindness
human · civilized · rational · dignified · enlightened
bestialhumane
Marked by kindness
kind · compassionate · benevolent · gentle · kindhearted