Synonyms of savaged

savaged

verb

past tense of savage

as in attacked

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

book reviewers mercilessly savaged his latest novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacked
• slammed
• scolded
• abused
• criticized
• blasted
• assailed
• excoriated
• insulted
• lambasted
• bashed
• trashed
• castigated
• scathed
• cursed
• vituperated
• harassed
• jumped (on)
• tied into
• berated
• belabored
• reviled
• sailed into
• harangued
• disparaged
• reprimanded
• lit into
• potshot
• belittled
• vilified
• execrated
• harried
• blasphemed
• affronted
• slandered
• whipped
• libeled
• chastised
• profaned
• traduced
• beat up on
• bad-mouthed
• fulminated
• slurred
• rebuked
• imprecated
• laced (into)
• aspersed
• lashed (out)
• chid
• blackguarded
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• hailed
• commended
• acclaimed
• complimented
• lauded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of savaged

The two sides publicly savaged each other, with dueling allegations of mishandling forensic evidence, among other things. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

One is a recent hit movie, the other a popular but savaged documentary, setting a Rotten Tomatoes record for Netflix. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

When Biden considered appointing Susan Davies, a former deputy White House counsel under President Obama, to the Justice Department’s top antitrust post, a slew of articles savaged her as a corporate shill. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026

Though the film included input – and an onscreen role – from the legendary Gene Kelly, it was savaged by critics. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 15 May 2026

Chronic disease programs, in particular, have been savaged, whether those programs have been focused on oral health or tobacco control, to name a few. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 30 Mar. 2026

We’ve been dealt a nigh-unbearable hand when two of our communities were utterly savaged by fire. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026

The crime comedy Gigli (2003) earned little more than 10 percent of its $54 million production costs and was savaged by critics. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026

The committee’s Democratic members savaged Rubio for diminishing America’s global role; the meeting grew so rancorous that Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho who was Rubio’s closest friend in the Senate, had to repeatedly bang his gavel to bring order. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026