What does "savaged" mean?

simple past and past participle of savage

What is a synonym for "savaged"?

Common synonyms include: agonized, clawed, crucified, harrowed, lacerated, racked.

Savaged

adj, verb

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Verb

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simple past and past participle of savage form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

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agonized clawed crucified harrowed lacerated racked

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"While one reviewer savaged the novel as the "irritating noodlings of a teen-age sociologist", a more sympathetic reviewer thought it "funny and offhandedly brilliant"."

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