violent

  • (a) acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
    • a violent attack
    • a violent person
    • violent feelings
    • a violent rage
    • felt a violent dislike
  • (s) effected by force or injury rather than natural causes
    • a violent death
  • (s) (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
    • a violent clash of colors
    • her dress was a violent red
    • a violent noise
    • wild colors
    • wild shouts
    wild,
  • (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, fierce, trigger-happy,
  • (s) characterized by violence or bloodshed
    • writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days - Andrea Parke
    • fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing - Thomas Gray
    • convulsed with red rage - Hudson Strode
    crimson, red,

Synonyms

wild tearing vehement fierce trigger-happy crimson red

Antonyms

nonviolent

See also

hostile unpeaceful

Words of close approximity

violet
violent death violent disorder violently violent storm violent stream