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violent
adjective as in destructive
Strongest matches
brutal, crazy, cruel, fierce, homicidal, hysterical, murderous, passionate, potent, powerful, savage, uncontrollable, vicious
Weak matches
agitated, aroused, berserk, bloodthirsty, coercive, demoniac, desperate, distraught, disturbed, enraged, fiery, forceful, forcible, frantic, fuming, furious, great, headstrong, hotheaded, impassioned, impetuous, inflamed, intemperate, mad, maddened, maniacal, mighty, raging, riotous, rough, strong, ungovernable, unrestrained, urgent, vehement, wild
adjective as in severe, extreme
Strongest matches
devastating, extreme, harsh, intense, outrageous, painful, potent, powerful, severe, terrible, turbulent
Weak matches
acute, agonizing, biting, blustery, coercive, concentrated, excruciating, exquisite, forceful, forcible, gale force, great, immoderate, inordinate, mighty, raging, rough, ruinous, sharp, strong, tempestuous, tumultuous, wild
Example Sentences
He was about to return to Australia to rebuild his savings when he was cast in the dramatic series Euphoria, where he played the violent jock and class king Nate Jacobs.
Jacob cockily admits that he expects—wants—the night to end in some kind of violent confrontation, it hardly matters with whom.
About 30 hours later, near Michigan’s Whitefish Point and during a violent storm on Nov. 10, 1975, the big ship broke apart and sank with its 29 men.
A White House spokeswoman said earlier Sunday that the president “exercised his lawful authority to protect federal assets and personnel in Portland following violent riots and attacks on law enforcement.”
“Chicago will be saved, and this FBI will continue to crush violent crime there, and all around the country,” Patel said in a social-media post.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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