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fierce

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of fierce

1 violently unfriendly or aggressive in disposition

the Vikings had a well-earned reputation for being fierce warriors

Synonyms of fierce

fell, ferocious, grim, savage, vicious

Words Related to fierce

argumentative, assaultive, bellicose, belligerent, brawly, chippy, combative, confrontational, discordant, disputatious, feisty, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, scrappy, warlike

bare-knuckle (also bare-knuckled), blood-and-guts, in-your-face, take-no-prisoners

contentious, quarrelsome, truculent

menacing, threatening

bestial, brute, inhuman, inhumane

barbaric, uncivilized, wild

heartless, implacable, merciless, pitiless, relentless, ruthless, unrelenting, wanton

bloodthirsty, bloody, homicidal, murdering, murderous, sanguinary, sanguine

rapacious, ravenous, voracious

Near Antonyms of fierce

amicable, companionable, comradely, congenial, cordial, friendly, genial, hearty, warm, warmhearted

compliant, submissive, tame

benign, compassionate, kind, merciful

pacific, peaceable, peaceful

amiable, complaisant, obliging

civilized, cultured

Antonyms of fierce

gentle, mild, unaggressive

2 extreme in degree, power, or effect

a fierce wind made the frigid temperatures seem even worse

Synonyms of fierce

acute, almighty, blistering, deep, dreadful, excruciating, explosive, exquisite, fearful, fearsome, ferocious, frightful, furious, ghastly, hard, heavy, heavy-duty, hellacious, intense, intensive, keen, profound, terrible, vehement, vicious, violent

Words Related to fierce

accentuated, aggravated, concentrated, deepened

emphasized, enhanced, heightened, intensified, magnified

exhaustive, thorough

harsh, rigorous, severe

Near Antonyms of fierce

shallow, superficial

moderated, qualified

alleviated, eased, lightened, toned (down)

abated, decreased, diminished, lessened, reduced, subdued

Antonyms of fierce

light, moderate, soft

3 harsh and threatening in manner or appearance

the fierce faces of the players on the opposing hockey team

Synonyms of fierce

austere, dour, flinty, forbidding, grim, gruff, intimidating, lowering (also louring), rough, rugged, severe, stark, steely, stern, ungentle

Words Related to fierce

bleak, cold, hostile, inhospitable, inimical, unfriendly, unsympathetic

adamant, bound, determined, firm, intent, purposeful, resolute, resolved, steadfast, unflinching

fixed, hard, hardened, hardheaded, immovable, implacable, inflexible, ironhanded, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, rigid, self-willed, set, stiff, stubborn, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding, willful (or wilful)

immutable, unchangeable

black, cheerless, dark, gloomy, glum, joyless, melancholic, moody, morose, sulky, sullen, surly

brooding, grave, humorless, melancholy, serious, sober, sobersided, solemn, somber (or sombre), staid, unsmiling, weighty

Near Antonyms of fierce

bland, meek, mellow, soft, soothing

easy, quiet, tranquil

agreeable, bright, cheerful, inviting, pleasant, pleasing, sweet

glad, happy, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, sunny

featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, giddy, goofy, harebrained, light-headed, playful, scatterbrained, silly

Antonyms of fierce

benign, benignant, gentle, mild, nonintimidating, tender

4 having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal

a social reformer of fierce and fearless determination

Synonyms of fierce

aggressive, ambitious, assertive, enterprising, go-getting, high-pressure, in-your-face, militant, pushy, self-asserting, self-assertive

Words Related to fierce

argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, discordant, disputatious, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, trigger-happy, truculent, warlike

hyperaggressive, overambitious

dynamic, energetic, enterprising, gung ho, hustling, strenuous, vigorous

emphatic, obtrusive

adventuresome, adventurous, daring, dashing, emboldened, gutsy, venturesome, venturous

audacious, bold, brash, brassy, bumptious, cheeky, cocksure, cocky, confident, determined, forward, impudent, insolent, overconfident, presumptuous, unapologetic, unsubdued, unyielding

bare-knuckle (also bare-knuckled), feisty, scrappy

dominating, domineering, imperious, lordly, magisterial, overbearing

Near Antonyms of fierce

easygoing, laid-back, relaxed

acquiescent, amenable, compliant, deferential, docile, resigned, submissive, tractable, yielding

cowering, cringing, groveling (or grovelling), shrinking

bashful, demure, diffident, humble, lowly, meek, mild, modest, mousy (or mousey), overmodest, passive, quiet, reserved, retiring, shy, subdued, timid, unobtrusive

obsequious, servile, slavish, subservient

Antonyms of fierce

ambitionless, low-pressure, nonassertive, unaggressive, unambitious, unassertive, unenterprising

5 marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity

fierce fighting raged in the streets of the war-torn city

Synonyms of fierce

bang-bang, blood-and-guts, convulsive, cyclonic, explosive, ferocious, furious, hammer-and-tongs, hot, knock-down, drag-out (or knock-down-and-drag-out), paroxysmal, rabid, rough, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, violent, volcanic

Words Related to fierce

barbarous, brutal, savage, vicious

antagonistic, hostile

aggressive, assertive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, gladiatorial, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent

combustible, volatile

agitated, frantic, frenzied, mad

cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), destructive, ruinous

Near Antonyms of fierce

calm, halcyon, pacific, serene, tranquil

nonbelligerent, unaggressive

Antonyms of fierce

nonviolent, peaceable, peaceful

6 marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity

fierce early-morning trading sent stocks soaring

Synonyms of fierce

delirious, ferocious, feverish, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, furious, mad, rabid, violent, wild

Words Related to fierce

concentrated, high-pressured, intense, intensive, vehement

excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, lavish, overmuch, overweening, unconscionable, undue

crazed, crazy, demented, deranged, insane, irrational, lunatic, mad, maniacal (also maniac)

Near Antonyms of fierce

calm, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, subdued, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, untroubled

moderate, reasonable, temperate

casual, easygoing, low-pressure

balanced, sane, sound

Antonyms of fierce

Synonym Discussion of fierce

fierce, ferocious, barbarous, savage, cruel mean showing fury or malignity in looks or actions. fierce applies to humans and animals that inspire terror because of their wild and menacing aspect or fury in attack.

- fierce warriors

ferocious implies extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality.

- a ferocious dog

barbarous implies a ferocity or mercilessness regarded as unworthy of civilized people.

- barbarous treatment of prisoners

savage implies the absence of inhibitions restraining civilized people filled with rage, lust, or other violent passion.

- a savage criminal

cruel implies indifference to suffering and even positive pleasure in inflicting it.

- the cruel jokes of schoolboys

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