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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
It’s as violent as you’d expect from a show that sets 18 desperate criminals loose upon the landscape, which you may consider an attraction or deal killer.
“These are violent people, and if at any point we let down our guard, there is a serious risk of ongoing violence,” Deputy Assistant Atty.
In suburban and rural areas, the observed increase in violent crime over that same span—4% and 2%, respectively—wasn’t statistically significant.
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.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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