violent
Adjective
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Acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity (synset 302520937)
"a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike"also:
- hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will
- unpeaceful - not peaceful
similar to:- convulsive - resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent
- ferocious, fierce, furious, savage - marked by extreme and violent energy
- hot, raging - characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
- knock-down-and-drag-out, knockdown-dragout - extremely violent
- lashing - violently urging on by whipping or flogging
- lurid - horrible in fierceness or savagery
- rampageous - displaying raging violence; often destructive
- ruffianly, tough - violent and lawless
- slam-bang - violent and sudden and noisy
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Effected by force or injury rather than natural causes (synset 301575140)
"a violent death"similar to: unnatural - not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
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(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud (synset 301518224)
"a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"similar to: intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degreesame as: wild
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Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions;
Inclined to react violently;
Fervid (synset 301515606)"fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"similar to: intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree -
Characterized by violence or bloodshed (synset 300249427)
"writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"; "convulsed with red rage"similar to: bloody - having or covered with or accompanied by blood
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