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

Need another word that means the same as “savagery”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “savagery” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Savagery” are: brutality, ferociousness, viciousness, barbarism, barbarity, savageness, ferocity, fierceness, violence, cruelty, sadism, barbarousness, murderousness, bloodthirstiness, mercilessness, ruthlessness, pitilessness, inhumanity, heartlessness

Savagery as a Noun

Definitions of "Savagery" as a noun

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

• (chiefly in historical or literary contexts) the condition of being primitive or uncivilized.
• The property of being untamed and ferocious.
• The quality of being fierce or cruel.
• A brutal barbarous savage act.
• The trait of extreme cruelty.

Synonyms of "Savagery" as a noun (19 Words)

barbarism	A word or expression which is badly formed according to traditional philological rules, e.g. a word formed from elements of different languages, such as breathalyser (English and Greek) or television (Greek and Latin). She called the execution an act of barbarism.
barbarity	The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane. Wildernesses were seen as places of great beauty rather than as places of barbarity.
barbarousness	The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane.
bloodthirstiness	A disposition to shed blood.
brutality	The trait of extreme cruelty. Brutality against civilians.
cruelty	Behaviour which causes physical or mental harm to another, especially a spouse, whether intentionally or not. He has treated her with extreme cruelty.
ferociousness	The property of being wild or turbulent.
ferocity	The state or quality of being ferocious. She hated him with a ferocity that astonished her.
fierceness	The property of being wild or turbulent.
heartlessness	An absence of concern for the welfare of others.
inhumanity	An act of atrocious cruelty. Man s inhumanity to man.
mercilessness	Feelings of extreme heartlessness.
murderousness	A bloodthirsty hatred arousing murderous impulses.
pitilessness	Mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity.
ruthlessness	The quality of lacking pity or compassion for others. The real world ruthlessness of business.
savageness	The property of being untamed and ferocious. The coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters.
viciousness	Deliberate cruelty or violence. They reveal a stupidity and viciousness when arguing.
violence	Behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something. Domestic violence against women.

Usage Examples of "Savagery" as a noun

• The progress of civilization over savagery.
• Without adult society, the children descend into savagery.
• A craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums.
• She was treated with particular savagery by cartoonists.
• A crime of the utmost savagery.

Associations of "Savagery" (30 Words)

atrocity	An act of atrocious cruelty. A textbook which detailed war atrocities.
barbarism	Absence of culture and civilization. She called the execution an act of barbarism.
brutal	Savagely violent. A brutal murder.
cannibalism	The practice of eating the flesh of your own kind. To avoid cannibalism caterpillars were reared individually.
cruel	Causing pain or suffering. The winters are long hard and cruel.
cruelty	The quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance. We can t stand cruelty to animals.
ferocious	Marked by extreme and violent energy. A ferocious battle.
ferocity	The property of being wild or turbulent. She hated him with a ferocity that astonished her.
fierce	Very; extremely. Fierce fighting continued throughout the day.
fury	The hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals. The fury of a gathering storm.
gory	Covered in blood. A gory horror film.
hanging	The act of suspending something hanging it from above so it moves freely. The cold castle walls were covered with hangings.
heretical	Holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted. A heretical theologian.
inhuman	Without compunction or human feeling. The inhuman treatment meted out to political prisoners.
inhumane	Lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion. Confining wild horses is inhumane.
inhumanity	Extremely cruel and brutal behaviour. Man s inhumanity to man.
insensate	Without compunction or human feeling. Insentient or insensate stone.
oppression	Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority. Beatrice s mood had initially been alarm and a sense of oppression.
perversity	Deliberately deviating from what is good. There will always be a few people who through macho perversity gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism.
repression	The classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious. The tsarist repressions.
ritual	Of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals. She likes the High Church ritual.
ruthlessness	The quality of lacking pity or compassion for others. The real world ruthlessness of business.
savage	Without civilizing influences-Margaret Meade. Packs of savage dogs roamed the streets.
truculence	Obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness.
truculent	Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant. The truculent attitude of farmers to cheaper imports.
tyranny	A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc. The tyranny of her stepmother.
violence	The unlawful exercise of physical force or intimidation by the exhibition of such force. Screen violence.
violent	Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions inclined to react violently fervid. A violent attack.