fiercest

ADJECTIVE

violent, menacing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

WEAK

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 uncontrollable untamed venomous wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic calm cold cool dull gentle good happy indifferent kind mild moderate nice pleasant quiet tame uncaring weak

WEAK

meek nonviolent peaceful tender unthreatening

Example Sentences

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Presiding over the baddies, Jared Leto’s blue-skinned, caped, literally boneheaded man-demon Skeletor is meant to be the fiercest of antagonists, but even his own henchmen find his signature evil cackle to be a bit laughable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Ukrainian marine Yaroslav Rumyantsev was taken prisoner in Mariupol in May 2022 when, after one of the fiercest battles of the war, troops holed up in the Azovstal plant were forced to surrender.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The fiercest subject of debate has been around whether to allow plants if they are well-watered.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

But it will not be easy against one of their fiercest rivals - Daniel Farke's men have not won at Old Trafford in the league since 1981.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Esteban Trueba seared him with his fiercest look.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende