Aggression
Aggression noun - An inclination to fight or quarrel.
Sadism and aggression are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sadism" instead a noun "Aggression".
Sadism
Sadism noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.
Aggression and sadism are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Aggression" instead a noun "Sadism".
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How words are described
| physical | physical aggression | physical sadism |
| pure | pure aggression | pure sadism |
| typical | typical aggression | typical sadism |
| natural | natural aggression | natural sadism |
| Other adjectives: sheer, raw, violent, extreme, dark, unrelenting, sexual, mental, general, needless, outright, extra, psychotic, unprovoked. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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However, the remaining tenth of a percent of the population had the opposite reaction, with their aggression and primal instincts boosted beyond simple madness into murderous rage, sadism and xenophobia.
Source: Our Zombies Are Different
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Sadism and Aggression. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/aggression/sadism
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