as in cruelty
disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others
a study of the savagery shown by soldiers in wartime
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Recent Examples of savagery
Unlike his sister Athena (who was associated with military strategy and other relatively civilized aspects of warfare), Ares represented pure savagery.
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
First of all, of course, the savagery of the crime.
—Hazlitt, 26 Nov. 2024
When the cop asks why the yakuza would do that, Suzie points to their general savagery.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
Whatever Pratt imagined for Indian schools as an answer to Indian persecution, the schools became, in the early decades especially, places of repression, punishment, and occasional savagery.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
First of all, of course, the savagery of the crime.
—Hazlitt, 26 Nov. 2024
When the cop asks why the yakuza would do that, Suzie points to their general savagery.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
Whatever Pratt imagined for Indian schools as an answer to Indian persecution, the schools became, in the early decades especially, places of repression, punishment, and occasional savagery.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for savagery
Noun
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There’s a great line: Honesty without compassion equals cruelty.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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In each of these films, cruelty commingles with tenderness, and hideous acts take place against backdrops of often stunning natural beauty.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But hopefully his brutality would be even more intense because of his kindness.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
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The speed, brutality, and clandestine manner in which these children were deported is beyond unconscionable, and every official responsible for it should be held accountable.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Savagery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savagery. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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