violent synonyms

violent

modif.

  1. Showing power

    strong, powerful, forceful, forcible, rough, mighty, great, potent, coercive; see also sense 2.

    Antonyms quiet*, peaceful*, easy-going.

  2. Showing strong emotions

    furious, mad, savage, fierce, passionate, splitting, vehement, frenzied, demonic, demoniac, frantic, fuming, enraged, disturbed, agitated, impassioned, impetuous, urgent, maddened, aroused, inflamed, distraught, infatuated, hysterical, blue in the face*.

    Antonyms calm*, appeased, quieted.

  3. Intense

    great, vehement, extreme; see intense.

  4. Characterized by the use of violence

    destructive, destructible, murderous, homicidal, brutal, rampageous.

    Antonyms expected*, deliberate*, awaited.

  5. Harsh

    drastic, hard, stringent; see severe 2.

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