Hammer-and-tongs
Hammer-and-tongs adjective - Marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity.
Usage example: the scuffle escalated into a hammer-and-tongs fight
Rabid and hammer-and-tongs are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rabid" instead an adjective phrase "Hammer-and-tongs".
Rabid
Rabid adjective - Marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity.
Usage example: a rabid nationalism that leads people to attack immigrants and anyone else they perceive as being different
Hammer-and-tongs and rabid are semantically related. You can use "Hammer-and-tongs" instead an adjective "Rabid".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- agitated and hammer-and-tongs
- agitated and rabid
- rough and hammer-and-tongs
- rough and rabid
- savage and hammer-and-tongs
- savage and rabid
- turbulent and hammer-and-tongs
- turbulent and rabid
- stormy and hammer-and-tongs
- stormy and rabid
- violent and hammer-and-tongs
- violent and rabid
- furious and hammer-and-tongs
- furious and rabid
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Rabid and Hammer-and-tongs. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hammer-and-tongs/rabid
Hammer-and-tongs & Rabid. N.p., 2017. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hammer-and-tongs/rabid>.
Rabid or Hammer-and-tongs. 2017. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hammer-and-tongs/rabid.
