Ferocious
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
Pugnacious and ferocious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pugnacious" instead an adjective "Ferocious".
Pugnacious
Pugnacious adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Ferocious and pugnacious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ferocious" instead an adjective "Pugnacious".
Nearby Word: pugnacity
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- harsh and ferocious
- harsh and pugnacious
- barbarous and ferocious
- barbarous and pugnacious
- rough and ferocious
- rough and pugnacious
- savage and ferocious
- savage and pugnacious
- violent and ferocious
- violent and pugnacious
- tough and ferocious
- tough and pugnacious
- vicious and ferocious
- vicious and pugnacious
Both words in one sentence
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The first of the notable players to emerge at the advent of the Open Era, Jimmy Connors was a ferocious power baseliner whose heart and will were only matched by his pugnacious attitude towards others.
Source: Useful Notes / Tennis
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