FEROCITY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FEROCITY?

Need another word that means the same as “ferocity”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “ferocity” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Ferocity” are: fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness, savagery, brutality, barbarity, aggression, bloodthirstiness, murderousness

Ferocity as a Noun

Definitions of "Ferocity" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ferocity” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The property of being wild or turbulent.
• The state or quality of being ferocious.

Synonyms of "Ferocity" as a noun (12 Words)

aggression	A feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack. His chin was jutting with aggression.
barbarity	Extreme cruelty or brutality. The barbarity of the act outraged millions.
bloodthirstiness	A disposition to shed blood.
brutality	Savage physical violence; great cruelty. Brutality against civilians.
fierceness	The property of being wild or turbulent.
furiousness	The property of being wild or turbulent.
fury	A surge of violent anger or other strong feeling. The fury of a gathering storm.
murderousness	Cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder.
savagery	The property of being untamed and ferocious. A crime of the utmost savagery.
vehemence	Intensity or forcefulness of expression. The vehemence of his reaction.
violence	The unlawful exercise of physical force or intimidation by the exhibition of such force. Screen violence.
wildness	An unruly disposition to do as one pleases. The wildness of his anger.

Usage Examples of "Ferocity" as a noun

• She hated him with a ferocity that astonished her.
• The ferocity of the storm caught them by surprise.

Associations of "Ferocity" (30 Words)

aggression	Violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked. Territorial aggression between individuals of the same species.
aggressive	Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight. Aggressive drivers.
atrocity	A highly unpleasant or distasteful object. A textbook which detailed war atrocities.
barbarism	Absence of culture and civilization. The collapse of civilization and the return to barbarism.
brunt	Main force of a blow etc. Education will bear the brunt of the cuts.
brutal	Unpleasant or harsh. A brutal murder.
counterattack	Make a counterattack.
cruelty	Feelings of extreme heartlessness. She divorced my stepfather for persistent cruelty.
enraged	Very angry; furious. An enraged mob screamed abuse.
ferocious	Marked by extreme and violent energy. A ferocious headache.
fierce	Ruthless in competition. Fierce loyalty.
furious	Full of anger or energy; violent or intense. A furious battle.
fury	A surge of violent anger or other strong feeling. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
inhuman	Lacking human qualities of compassion and mercy; cruel and barbaric. A babel of inhuman noises.
inhumanity	An act of atrocious cruelty. Man s inhumanity to man.
insensate	Without compunction or human feeling. A positively insensate hatred.
irate	Feeling or showing extreme anger. A barrage of irate letters.
oppression	A feeling of being oppressed. After years of oppression they finally revolted.
outrage	An action or event causing outrage. Her voice trembled with outrage.
rampage	(especially of a large group of people) move through a place in a violent and uncontrollable manner. Several thousand demonstrators rampaged through the city.
repression	The act of repressing; control by holding down. Children and adults pay a heavy price for their deep repression of thoughts about death.
ruthlessness	Mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity. The real world ruthlessness of business.
savage	Attack brutally and fiercely. Police are rounding up dogs after a girl was savaged.
savagery	A brutal barbarous savage act. A craving for barbaric splendor for savagery and color and the throb of drums.
tantrum	A display of bad temper. She threw a tantrum.
tyranny	A state under cruel and oppressive government. The tyranny of the nine to five day.
violence	The property of being wild or turbulent. He may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one.
violent	Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions inclined to react violently fervid. Violent fiery colours.
wrath	Extreme anger. He hid his pipe for fear of incurring his father s wrath.