Synonyms for ferocity
fəˈrɒs ɪ tife·roc·i·ty

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1. ferocitynoun

   Synonyms:
   vehemence, wildness, violence, furiousness, fierceness, fury

2. ferocitynoun

   The condition of being ferocious.

   Synonyms:
   fury, wildness, vehemence, fierceness, furiousness, violence

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 7 votes

1. ferocity

   Synonyms:
   barbarity, brutality, cruelty, hard-heartedness, hardness, harshness, inhumanity, mercilessness, pitilessness, rigor, ruthlessness, severity, sternness, truculence

   Antonyms:
   commiseration, compassion, condolence, mercy, pity, sympathy, tenderness

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1. ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildnessnoun

   the property of being wild or turbulent

   "the storm's violence"

   Synonyms:
   fury, rage, delirium, emphasis, craze, frenzy, abandon, madness, wildness, force, violence, vehemence, furiousness, hysteria, fierceness

Matched Categories

1. • Intensity

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1. ferocitynoun

   Synonyms:
   savageness, fierceness, ferociousness, wildness, rapacity

2. ferocitynoun

   Synonyms:
   barbarity, cruelty, inhumanity

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1. ferocitynoun

   Synonyms:
   rapacity, fierceness

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1. List of paraphrases for "ferocity":

   nail, cruelty

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1. Bertrand Russell:

   Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.

2. Chuck Schumer:

   She had deep convictions – on both issues important to the people of Rochester, and for the integrity and honesty of the political system, throughout her entire career, Louiseworkedwithpeoplefrom so many different philosophies and backgrounds, because she wassuch a genuinehuman spirit.The ferocity of her advocacy was matched only by the depth of her compassion and humanity.

3. Dr. Jose P. Rizal:

   The Filipino loves his country no less than the Spaniard does his, and although he is quieter, more peaceful and with more difficulty stirred up, once aroused he does not hesitate and for him the struggle means death to the finish. He has both the meekness and ferocity of the carabao. Climate affects bipeds in the same way it does quadrupeds.

4. Christen Kuikoua:

   In our friendships, we often act as adversaries, and in our humanity, we sometimes emulate the ferocity of lions. Yet, we must not allow malevolence to cloud our judgment or materialism to taint our souls. Instead, let kindness prevail, even if the world misunderstands. It's never too late to embrace the innate humanity bestowed upon us and to find hope by opening our eyes to a better way.

5. George Bernard Shaw:

   When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.