Synonyms and Antonyms of fierce
1
violently unfriendly or aggressive in disposition
- the Vikings had a well-earned reputation for being fierce warriors
argumentative, assaultive, bellicose, belligerent, brawly, chippy, combative, confrontational, discordant, disputatious, feisty, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, scrappy, warlike
bare-knuckle (also bare-knuckled), blood-and-guts, in-your-face, take-no-prisoners
contentious, quarrelsome, truculent
menacing, threatening
bestial, brute, inhuman, inhumane
barbaric, uncivilized, wild
heartless, implacable, merciless, pitiless, relentless, ruthless, unrelenting, wanton
bloodthirsty, bloody, homicidal, murdering, murderous, sanguinary, sanguine
rapacious, ravenous, voracious
amicable, companionable, comradely, congenial, cordial, friendly, genial, hearty, warm, warmhearted
compliant, submissive, tame
benign, compassionate, kind, merciful
pacific, peaceable, peaceful
amiable, complaisant, obliging
human, humane
civilized, cultured
2
extreme in degree, power, or effect
- a fierce wind made the frigid temperatures seem even worse
acute, almighty, blistering, deep, dreadful, excruciating, explosive, exquisite, fearful, fearsome, ferocious, frightful, furious, ghastly, hard, heavy, heavy-duty, hellacious, intense, intensive, keen, profound, terrible, vehement, vicious, violent
accentuated, aggravated, concentrated, deepened
emphasized, enhanced, heightened, intensified, magnified
stressed
exhaustive, thorough
harsh, rigorous, severe
feeble, weak
shallow, superficial
moderated, qualified
alleviated, eased, lightened, toned (down)
abated, decreased, diminished, lessened, reduced, subdued
3
harsh and threatening in manner or appearance
- the fierce faces of the players on the opposing hockey team
austere, dour, flinty, forbidding, grim, gruff, intimidating, lowering (also louring), rough, rugged, severe, stark, steely, stern, ungentle
