Synonyms for Savage (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a member of an uncivilized people):
barbarian
WordNet sense 2 (a cruelly rapacious person):
beast, brute, wildcat, wolf
WordNet sense 3 (marked by extreme and violent energy):
ferocious, fierce, furious
WordNet sense 4 (acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity):
violent
WordNet sense 5 (wild and menacing):
feral, ferine
WordNet sense 6 (in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated):
untamed, wild
WordNet sense 7 ((of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering):
barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, vicious
WordNet sense 8 (lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion):
inhumane
WordNet sense 9 (criticize harshly or violently):
crucify, pillory
WordNet sense 10 (without civilizing influences):
barbaric, uncivilized, uncivilised
WordNet sense 11 (not having a high state of culture and social development):
noncivilised, noncivilized
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