fierce

  • (s) marked by extreme and violent energy
    • a ferocious beating
    • fierce fighting
    • a furious battle
    ferocious, furious, savage,
  • (s) marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
    • fierce loyalty
    • in a tearing rage
    • vehement dislike
    • violent passions
    tearing, vehement, trigger-happy, violent,
  • (s) ruthless in competition
    • cutthroat competition
    • bowelless readiness to take advantage
    bowelless, cutthroat,
  • (s) violently agitated and turbulent
    • boisterous winds and waves
    • "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound
    • rough weather
    • rough seas
    boisterous, rough,

Synonyms

ferocious furious savage tearing vehement trigger-happy violent bowelless cutthroat boisterous rough

Words of close approximity

fiery
fiercely fierceness