Synonyms of sanguineous

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sanguineous

adjective

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as in murderous

eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing

in the sanguineous culture of ancient Sparta, military glory was prized above all else

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murderous
• murdering
• sanguinary
• bloody
• savage
• ferocious
• violent
• sanguine
• brutal
• bloodthirsty
• vicious
• homicidal
• fierce
• contentious
• cruel
• bloody-minded
• ruthless
• hostile
• merciless
• aggressive
• sadistic
• barbarous
• barbaric
• pugnacious
• pitiless
• antagonistic
• heartless
• hateful
• malignant
• bellicose
• inhumane
• belligerent
• gladiatorial
• combative
• discordant
• quarrelsome
• malicious
• wanton
• malevolent
• truculent
• cold-blooded
• assertive
• grim
• bloodstained
• gory
• spiteful
• fell
• scrappy
• malign
• nasty
• despiteful
• mean

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peaceable
• sympathetic
• peaceful
• pacific
• conciliatory
• propitiatory
• benign
• placatory
• benignant
• unaggressive
• unassertive
• humane
• disarming
• compassionate
• warm
• kind
• placative
• kindhearted
• dovish
• mollifying
• merciful
• amiable
• warmhearted
• pacifying
• benevolent
• tenderhearted
• peacemaking
• tender
• placating
• appeasing
• gentle
• lenient
• clement
• affable
• good-hearted
• amicable
• kindly
• submissive
• yielding
• surrendering

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• peaceable
• sympathetic
• peaceful
• pacific
• conciliatory
• propitiatory
• benign
• placatory
• benignant
• unaggressive
• unassertive
• humane
• disarming
• compassionate
• warm
• kind
• placative
• kindhearted
• dovish
• mollifying
• merciful
• amiable
• warmhearted
• pacifying
• benevolent
• tenderhearted
• peacemaking
• tender
• placating
• appeasing
• gentle
• lenient
• clement
• affable
• good-hearted
• amicable
• kindly
• submissive
• yielding
• surrendering

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