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volcanic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of volcanic

marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity

a man with a volcanic temper that could go off at any moment

Synonyms of volcanic

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

Words Related to volcanic

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 volcanic

calm, halcyon, pacific, serene, tranquil

nonbelligerent, unaggressive

Antonyms of volcanic

nonviolent, peaceable, peaceful

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