Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Savage

• (a.) Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature; wild; as, a savage wilderness.
• (a.) Wild; untamed; uncultivated; as, savage beasts.
• (a.) Uncivilized; untaught; unpolished; rude; as, savage life; savage manners.
• (a.) Characterized by cruelty; barbarous; fierce; ferocious; inhuman; brutal; as, a savage spirit.
• (n.) A human being in his native state of rudeness; one who is untaught, uncivilized, or without cultivation of mind or manners.
• (n.) A man of extreme, unfeeling, brutal cruelty; a barbarian.
• (v. t.) To make savage.

Synonyms of Savage

• Barbarian
• Beast
• Wolf
• Brute
• Wildcat
• Blast
• Pillory
• Crucify
• Barbarous
• Brutal
• Cruel
• Fell
• Roughshod
• Vicious
• Feral
• Ferine
• Barbarian
• Barbaric
• Uncivilized
• Uncivilised
• Wild
• Ferocious
• Fierce
• Furious

Antonyms of Savage

Homophones of Savage