violent
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
a violent attack
Related & opposite
- hostile also see
- unpeaceful also see
- nonviolent antonym
- ferocity derivation
- convulsive similar to
- furious similar to
- raging similar to
- knockdown-dragout similar to
- lashing similar to
- lurid similar to
- rampageous similar to
- ruffianly similar to
- slam-bang similar to
Sense 2 adjective
effected by force or injury rather than natural causes
a violent death
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
a violent clash of colors
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Sense 4 adjective
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
fierce loyalty
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Sense 5 adjective
characterized by violence or bloodshed
writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | hostile |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unpeaceful |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | nonviolent |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ferocity |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | convulsive |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | furious |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | raging |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | knockdown-dragout |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | lashing |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | lurid |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | rampageous |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | ruffianly |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | slam-bang |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | violence |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unnatural |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | ferocity |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | intense |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | ferocity |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | intense |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | violence |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | bloody |