wild beast
Feral living thing
A wild beast is an undomesticated animal, typically large, dangerous, and untamed.
The phrase emphasizes ferocity or savagery: lions, tigers, and other wild beasts.
It appears in biblical and literary contexts where civilization confronts nature.
Figuratively, someone behaving with unrestrained aggression or appetite might be called a wild beast.
- savageFierce and untamed
- creatureLiving, sentient entity
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- apex predatorUnpreyed-upon dominant hunter
- feralWild after domestication
untamed · fangs · bared teeth · sharp claws · claws · prowl · hunting ground · jungle · law of the jungle · ferocious · carnivore · hunt · snarl · teeth · lion · king of the jungle · tiger · wolf
- unicorn loremythical creature, horn, white horse, maiden, virgin
- Biblical creaturesLeviathan, serpent, lamb, donkey, demon
- Wolveswolf, werewolf, werewolves, wolf pack, lone wolf
- Gladiatorsgladiator, gladiators, arena, combat, gladius
wild beastpet
Domesticated household companion
domestic animal · house pet · domesticated animal · farm animal · lap dog
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