savageness
Wild, untamed cruelty
Savageness is the quality of being savage—fierce, violent, or untamed.
The word can describe physical brutality the savageness of the attack or intensity of emotion He criticized the proposal with unexpected savageness.
It carries connotations of wildness beyond civilized restraint.
Savage, merciless behavior
- viciousnessExtreme cruelty or spite
- mercilessnessAbsence of compassion or clemency
- ruthlessnessLack of compassion or mercy
- barbaritySavage or cruel behavior
inhumanity · heartlessness · callousness · pitilessness · cold-bloodedness · sadism · malevolence · fiendishness
Intense violent anger
- rageIntense, violent anger
- violenceHarmful physical force
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
intensity · wrath · hostility · belligerence · rampage · onslaught · attack · mauling
Not domesticated
- feralWild after domestication
- beastlySavagely cruel or unpleasant
- animalisticResembling brute nature
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
howling · growling · raw · uninhibited · unrestrained · uncontrolled · unchecked · unbridled
brutality
Savage, merciless behavior
- viciousnessExtreme cruelty or spite
- mercilessnessAbsence of compassion or clemency
- ruthlessnessLack of compassion or mercy
barbarity · inhumanity · heartlessness · callousness · pitilessness · cold-bloodedness · sadism · malevolence · fiendishness · atrocity
fury
Intense violent anger
- rageIntense, violent anger
- violenceHarmful physical force
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
frenzy · intensity · wrath · hostility · belligerence · rampage · onslaught · attack · mauling · snarling
untamed
Not domesticated
- feralWild after domestication
- beastlySavagely cruel or unpleasant
- animalisticResembling brute nature
predatory · howling · growling · raw · uninhibited · unrestrained · uncontrolled · unchecked · unbridled · jungle
savagenessgentleness
Soft, kind demeanor
kindness · compassion · tenderness · kindheartedness · mercy
savagenesscivilization
Advanced organized human society
civility · refinement · cultivation · sophistication · domestication
savagenessmildness
Gentle, moderate quality
gentleness · peacefulness · calmness · meekness · docility
savage, unsavory, savagery, savagely, savages, savaged, savaging, savageries