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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 does not affirm them for being vicious or violent or selfish either.
Sapo also said that the security situation in Sweden is serious and may get worse -with foreign powers operating in more threatening ways and resorting to hybrid warfare, alongside incidents of violent extremism.
The creator of the film’s lead, a doll, is a violent man.
He was fascinated by the complexity of the relationship between parents and a violent child — something that is often discussed after school shootings in the U.S.
The Sacramento lockup has become one of the most violent prisons in the state, recording four homicides in 2024 and three this year.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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