Definition of savage

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  • savage is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • savage is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • savage is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of savage

  • a member of an uncivilized people (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. barbarian
  • without civilizing influences (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a savage people

    Synonyms

    1. barbarian
    2. barbaric
    3. uncivilised
    4. uncivilized
    5. wild
  • a cruelly rapacious person (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. beast
    2. brute
    3. wildcat
    4. wolf
  • marked by extreme and violent energy (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. ferocious
    2. fierce
    3. furious
  • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a savage slap

    Synonyms

    1. barbarous
    2. brutal
    3. cruel
    4. fell
    5. roughshod
    6. vicious
  • criticize harshly or violently (verb)

    Examples

    1. The press savaged the new President

    Synonyms

    1. blast
    2. crucify
    3. pillory
  • wild and menacing (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. feral
    2. ferine
  • attack brutally and fiercely (verb)

See definition of savage in Merriam Webster