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Synonyms & Antonyms of ferocity
a very fierce or violent quality; the quality or state of being ferocious
- the ferocity of the attack
- The ferocity of the backlash took them by surprise.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for ferocity
- atrociousness,
- atrocity,
- barbarity,
- barbarousness,
- brutality,
- cruelness,
- cruelty,
- fiendishness,
- heartlessness,
- inhumanity,
- inhumanness,
- sadism,
- savageness,
- savagery,
- truculence,
- viciousness,
- wantonness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for ferocity
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“Ferocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferocity. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of ferocity was in 1606
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