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barbarous
Synonyms and Antonyms of barbarous
- a barbarous form of punishment
hard-hearted, ironhearted, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, stonyhearted, unfeeling
bloodthirsty, cutthroat, murderous, sanguinary, sanguine
catty, despiteful, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, spiteful, vindictive
draconian, draconic, hardhanded, harsh, heavy-handed, oppressive
red in tooth and claw
- shocked them with his barbarous behavior
barbarian, barbaric, heathen, heathenish, Neanderthal (or Neandertal), rude, savage, uncivil, uncivilized, uncultivated, wild
Synonym Discussion of barbarous
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- fierce warriors
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- a ferocious dog
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- barbarous treatment of prisoners
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- a savage criminal
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- the cruel jokes of schoolboys
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