Savage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsævɪd͡ʒ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Savage is an adjective meaning Wild; not cultivated or tamed.
Meaning
Wild; not cultivated or tamed.
More Meanings
- Barbaric; not civilized.
- Primitive; lacking complexity or sophistication.
- Fierce and ferocious.
- Brutal, vicious, or merciless.
- (UK, slang) Unpleasant or unfair.
- (Ireland, US, slang) Great, brilliant, amazing.
- (slang) Of an insult or person: disrespectful, audacious, and either blunt or sarcastic, in a hilarious way.
Example Sentences
savage manners
a savage forest
a savage wilderness
Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage / And make a Northwest Passage to the sea.
Word Forms
- savages
- savaging
- savaged
Synonyms for savage
Depending on context, synonyms include animalistic, barbarian, barbaric, barbarious, barbarous, brutal.
Antonyms for savage
Common opposites include civilized, cultured, nonbarbarous, nonpagan, unbarbarous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include untamed, wild, brute, brutal, barbarian, uncivilized.
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