savaging
Tearing apart viciously
Savaging is attacking with violent ferocity, the way a wild animal might tear at prey.
Critics savage films, reviewers savage books—the word implies destruction beyond mere criticism: The press savaged the candidate's record.
A dog savaging a rabbit isn't just biting; it's shaking, tearing, refusing to let go.
Violent tearing attack
- tearingForcibly separating material
- bitingHarshly critical or cold
- clawingScraping with hooked nails
- mauledViolently attacked, torn
ravaging · ferocious · brutal · vicious · feral · predatory · rampage · onslaught
Harshly criticizing someone
- excoriatingSeverely denouncing or censuring
- evisceratingRemoving internal organs
- demolishingDestroying a structure completely
- denouncingPublicly declaring disapproval
condemning · castigating · pillorying · skewering · panning · trashing · roasting · shredding
mauling
Violent tearing attack
mauled · ravaging · ferocious · brutal · vicious · feral · predatory · rampage · onslaught · violence
lambasting
Harshly criticizing someone
- excoriatingSeverely denouncing or censuring
- evisceratingRemoving internal organs
- demolishingDestroying a structure completely
denouncing · condemning · castigating · pillorying · skewering · panning · trashing · roasting · shredding · blasting
savagingpraising
Voicing admiration
lauding · extolling · commending · complimenting · celebrating
savagingnurturing
Supportive care-giving
cradling · caressing · protecting · sheltering · tending
savagingbuilding up
Increasing gradually
supporting · defending · championing · uplifting · encouraging
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