savage C2+ Topic:War & Conflict US /ˈsævɪdʒ/ UK /ˈsævɪdʒ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj fierce, violent, or uncontrolled; (verb) to attack ferociously The dog savaged the intruder before the police arrived. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · fierce, violent, or... ferociousfiercebrutalviciouswildbarbaricferal ↔ Opposites tamegentlecivilizedmild Word family Forms savageness Derived forms savagelysavagerysavageness Related forms sylvansilva Etymology AI details From Old French sauvage ('wild'), from Late Latin salvaticus, an alteration of Latin silvaticus ('of the woods, wild'), from silva ('forest'). silvaticus Latin silva Latin View etymology graph -> Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # savage **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈsævɪdʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsævɪdʒ/ ## Meanings 1. fierce, violent, or uncontrolled; (verb) to attack ferociously ## Examples - The dog savaged the intruder before the police arrived. ## Synonyms - ferocious - fierce - brutal - vicious - wild - barbaric - feral ## Antonyms - tame - gentle - civilized - mild ## Derived Forms - savagely - savagery - savageness ## Related Forms - sylvan - silva ## Roots and Affixes - Root: silvaticus - Root: silva ## Etymology From Old French sauvage ('wild'), from Late Latin salvaticus, an alteration of Latin silvaticus ('of the woods, wild'), from silva ('forest'). ## AI Etymology Savage is from Old French sauvage ('wild'), from Late Latin salvaticus, an alteration of Latin silvaticus ('of the woods, wild'), from silva ('forest'). In present-day use, it means fierce, violent, or uncontrolled; (verb) to attack ferociously. Derived formations include savagely, savagery, and savageness. Related vocabulary includes sylvan and silva. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown