Synonyms of blood-and-guts

blood-and-guts

adjective

ˈblə-dᵊn-ˈgəts 

as in violent

marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity

a hockey team known for its blood-and-guts play

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violent
• ferocious
• fierce
• furious
• turbulent
• rabid
• vicious
• rough
• explosive
• volcanic
• brutal
• hot
• convulsive
• cyclonic
• paroxysmal
• savage
• bang-bang
• tumultuous
• aggressive
• tempestuous
• hammer-and-tongs
• stormy
• knock-down, drag-out
• volatile
• contentious
• barbarous
• gladiatorial
• hostile
• combative
• pugnacious
• antagonistic
• frantic
• destructive
• belligerent
• bellicose
• truculent
• mad
• frenzied
• combustible
• quarrelsome
• assertive
• ruinous
• agitated
• cataclysmal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonviolent
• peaceful
• peaceable
• calm
• serene
• pacific
• tranquil
• halcyon
• unaggressive
• nonbelligerent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blood-and-guts

However, fighters in the UFC seem to get caught up in trying to appease the casuals who can only appreciate blood-and-guts wars. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2026

Dawn of the Dead's flood of blood-and-guts is among the most memorable in film history, if only for the unnaturally vivid shades of red. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025

Still, these sections lack the blood-and-guts tension of her interactions with her mother. — Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025

That realization elevates the film’s campy blood-and-guts from gore to gut-punch. — Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, WWD, 1 Dec. 2024

The striking contrast with everything heard earlier — not just the music but the blood-and-guts oratory — was bewildering, and in the midst of the temporary bewilderment, Melania emerged in her trim, bright-red skirt suit. — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 19 July 2024

Her sharp depictions of blood-and-guts nursing brimmed with acerbic opinions on topics ranging from the unpopularity of the British consul in Volos to inaccurate reporting by journalists who lacked Greek language skills. — Richard Byrne, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2023