Ferocious and Peaceable

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Ferocious adjective - Marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity.

Usage example: ferocious forest fires threatened to destroy hundreds of homes in the scrubland

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Peaceable is an antonym for ferocious.

Peaceable adjective - Inclined to live in peace and to avoid war.

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Ferocious is an antonym for peaceable.

Nearby Words: peaceful, peace, peacefully, peaceably

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Peaceable and Ferocious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ferocious/peaceable

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