Thesaurus
violence
Synonyms and Antonyms of violence
1
the use of brute strength to cause harm to a person or property
coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, pressure
barbarity, brutality, savagery
damage, detriment, harm, hurt, impairment, injury
crippling, maiming, mayhem, mutilation
assault, attack, bashing, battering, battery, batting, beating, belting, bludgeoning, buffeting, clubbing, cudgeling (or cudgelling), drubbing, flogging, hammering, lacing, licking, mauling, paddling, pelting, pommeling (or pommelling), pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), smashing, socking, thrashing, thumping, tromping, walloping, whaling, whipping
frenzy, fury, onslaught, outbreak, outrage, paroxysm, rage, rampage, revolt, riot, rupture, shock, storm, terror, threat, tumult, turbulence, upheaval, uproar
2
the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression)
3
depth of feeling
Learn More about violence
-
Dictionary: Definition of violence Spanish Central: Translation of violence Nglish: Translation of violence for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of violence for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about violence
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up violence? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
