fierce

Definition for fierce

adjective as in violent, menacing

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angry, bold, brutal, cutthroat, dangerous, ferocious, fiery, furious, intense, murderous, passionate, powerful, raging, relentless, savage, stormy, strong, terrible, vehement, vicious

Weak matches

animal, ape, awful, barbarous, bloodthirsty, blustery, boisterous, brutish, cruel, enraged, fell, feral, flipped, frightening, horrible, howling, impetuous, infuriated, malevolent, malign, primitive, raving, tempestuous, threatening, tigerish, truculent, tumultuous, uncontrollable, untamed, venomous, wild

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The battle over fume events has escalated into one of the fiercest standoffs between the aviation industry and aircrew.

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In the Dinosaur Coast gallery, the beasts don’t just stand there: They guard their young from predators and engage in fierce life-and-death struggles.

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Ms. Velez’s Patti exudes a warmth undergirded by a fierce desire to protect her son, and a pleading hope to persuade Nelson that retrenchment is the only path forward.

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When he finally turned south, however, he met what may have been the fiercest tempest on Lake Superior in more than 60 years.

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There is also the question of availability: Because Nvidia’s chips are widely considered the best available, competition to buy them is fierce.

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