FELLNESS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

fellness

noun

Definition of fellness

as in ferocity

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Noun

The savage battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa had already demonstrated the ferocity with which Japanese forces would defend their homeland.

— James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Its screenshots have circulated with ferocity this past week as proof that Grande is in danger, and imperiling others with her.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of ferocity

Noun

So far, more than 100 officers have completed training on recognizing animal cruelty and collecting evidence, and have been equipped with referrals to resources if no cruelty is found.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
As Rhaenyra slowly descends into a pit of despair, cruelty and desperation, Daemon and his armies run into some snags on their assault of Tumbleton thanks to the various tricks Lord Ormund has up his sleeves.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of cruelty

Noun

Once the story gathers everyone into the house and lets the mayhem start in earnest, an overall feeling of Gothic grimness and rotting-corpse griminess takes hold.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026
The show has too many blandly interchangeable characters, too much grimness, too much repetition (and not just of Targaryen first names) and too much thumb-twiddling.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 21 June 2026

Definition of grimness

Noun

This savagery can last up to a week before the mature larvae fall to the ground.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
While our money would be on The Last Son of Krypton in a main card matchup, Lobo fights dirty with a level of primal savagery that just might put the Big Blue Boy Scout and his cousin down for a few rounds.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 6 June 2026

Definition of savagery

Noun

Chiarella takes time between bouts of danger to show affection and intimacy that, in defiance of teen-slasher formula, isn’t immediately penalized with sadism.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Here, animals serve as vessels for our worst impulses, suffering at the point where curiosity turns to sadism, domination to cruelty, and self-interest to neglect.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026

Definition of sadism

Noun

The report comes as the RSF lays siege to El Obeid, where analysts say similar barbarity is imminent.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
The barbarity of the institution, meanwhile, is self-evident—but rarely does an author present its abuses so powerfully and vividly.

— The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026

Definition of barbarity

Noun

The ferociousness of the defending champs can be, has been, overwhelming for most.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 19 May 2026
Here, sea level rise is accelerating at some of the most extreme rates on Earth, while hurricanes increasingly are swirling ashore with an unprecedented ferociousness.

— Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026

Definition of ferociousness

Noun

Curled up in a chair on the top floor of The Times’ offices in El Segundo, looking down on the runways of LAX boiling in the late July sun, Williams gives runway fierceness against the beige office walls.

— Maureen Lee Lenker, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
The actress cranked the fierceness all the way up while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on July 30.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 31 July 2026

Definition of fierceness

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