bloodthirsty
Eager for carnage
Bloodthirsty describes an eager desire for bloodshed or violence.
A bloodthirsty dictator orders executions without hesitation.
The word applies to people, animals, or crowds: The bloodthirsty mob demanded the prisoner's death.
It extends to fictional portrayals: bloodthirsty vampires, bloodthirsty video games.
The word implies cruelty beyond necessity—killing not from need but from appetite.
Showing no clemency
- sadisticFinding pleasure in cruelty
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
- pitilessLacking any compassion
- remorselessLacking guilt or pity
heartless · callous · cold-blooded · barbaric · inhuman · inhumane · malevolent · vindictive
Lacking any compassion
- cutthroatViciously competitive or murderous
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
fierce · unsparing · dog-eat-dog · competitive · corporate · ambitious · hostile · takeover
Organism that consumes others
- man-eaterBeast that hunts humans
- beastLarge wild animal
- hunterPursuer of prey
- stalkerObsessive, unwelcome follower
shark · wolf · tiger · lion · panther · leopard · piranha · hyena
Inclined toward killing
- killerOne who causes death
- assassinPaid murderer of targets
- slayerOne who kills
- executionerOne who kills condemned
cutthroat · serial killer · psychopath · genocide · carnage · rampage · massacre · killing spree
merciless
Showing no clemency
remorseless · heartless · callous · cold-blooded · barbaric · inhuman · inhumane · malevolent · vindictive · unfeeling
ruthless
Lacking any compassion
- cutthroatViciously competitive or murderous
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- relentlessContinuing without pause
ferocious · fierce · unsparing · dog-eat-dog · competitive · corporate · ambitious · hostile · takeover · power-hungry
predator
Organism that consumes others
stalker · shark · wolf · tiger · lion · panther · leopard · piranha · hyena · vulture
homicidal
Inclined toward killing
executioner · cutthroat · serial killer · psychopath · genocide · carnage · rampage · massacre · killing spree · manslaughter
militant
Aggressive cause supporter
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- bellicoseInclined toward aggression
hawkish · warrior · mercenary · conqueror · invader · raider · berserker · warlord · marauder · crusader
- primal instinctsinstinct, primal, feral, savage, predator
- blood adjectivesbloodied, bloodless, bloodstained, bloodshot, clotted
- creature traitsclaws, fangs, horns, scales, talons
- personalitiesintrovert, optimist, extrovert, pessimist, idealist
- fiercebrutal, violent, savage, ferocious, fierce
- violenceviolence, physical attack, brutality, physical violence, aggression
bloodthirstypeaceful
Free from disturbance
pacifist · peaceable · nonviolent · pacific · dovish
bloodthirstymerciful
Disposed toward forgiveness
compassionate · humane · benevolent · kindhearted · kind