ferocious
Wildly, violently aggressive
Ferocious describes something fierce, violent, or savagely intense.
A ferocious animal attacks with brutal force; a ferocious storm causes severe damage.
The word extends to anything extremely intense: ferocious competition, a ferocious appetite, ferocious determination.
Ferocious often implies something untamed or unrestrained in its power.
Cruelly aggressive in nature
- savageFierce and untamed
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
- mercilessShowing no clemency
- cruelWillfully causing suffering
barbaric · bloodthirsty · pitiless · heartless · inhuman · relentless · sanguinary · barbarous
Not domesticated
- savageFierce and untamed
- beastlySavagely cruel or unpleasant
- animalisticResembling brute nature
- primalFirst in origin
undomesticated · jungle · wilderness · wildlife · dangerous · uncontrolled · rampaging · raging
Sharp piercing teeth
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
- talonsHooked bird claws
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- huntPursuit of quarry
pounce · prey · stalking · carnivore · snarling · growling · mauling · attack
Intensely forceful in feeling
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
zealous · impassioned · consuming · explosive · volcanic · turbulent · furious · raging
Aggressively unfriendly
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- pugnaciousInclined to quarrel
- truculentAggressively hostile disposition
bellicose · antagonistic · confrontational · militant · contentious · threatening · intimidating · domineering
vicious
Cruelly aggressive in nature
cruel · barbaric · bloodthirsty · pitiless · heartless · inhuman · relentless · sanguinary · barbarous · brutish
untamed
Not domesticated
- savageFierce and untamed
- beastlySavagely cruel or unpleasant
- animalisticResembling brute nature
primal · undomesticated · jungle · wilderness · wildlife · dangerous · uncontrolled · rampaging · raging · instinctive
fangs
Sharp piercing teeth
hunt · pounce · prey · stalking · carnivore · snarling · growling · mauling · attack · bite
vehement
Intensely forceful in feeling
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
fervent · zealous · impassioned · consuming · explosive · volcanic · turbulent · furious · raging · violent
hostile
Aggressively unfriendly
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- pugnaciousInclined to quarrel
truculent · bellicose · antagonistic · confrontational · militant · contentious · threatening · intimidating · domineering · bullying