Bloodthirsty

//ˈblʌdθəːsti//

Synonyms for "bloodthirsty" (110 found)

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Closest matches (22)

Adjective(1 words)
bloodlusty
Adjective(1 words)
bloody-minded

Strong matches (33)

Adjective(1 words)
homicidal

Related words (55)

Adjective(2 words)
murderousmurtherous
Adjective(1 words)
sanguinary

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Translations

65 translations across 39 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • αἱμοβόρος adj (thirsty for blood)
  • αἱμόδιψος adj (thirsty for blood)

Armenian

2 entries
  • արյունարբու adj (thirsty for blood)
  • արնախում adj (thirsty for blood)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • крыважэ́рны adj (thirsty for blood)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • жаден за кръв adj (thirsty for blood)
  • кръвожа́ден adj (thirsty for blood)

Catalan

1 entries
  • sanguinari adj (thirsty for blood)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 嗜血 adj (thirsty for blood)

Czech

2 entries
  • krvelačný adj (thirsty for blood)
  • krvežíznivý adj (thirsty for blood)

Danish

1 entries
  • blodtørstig adj (thirsty for blood)

Dutch

2 entries
  • bloeddorstig adj (thirsty for blood)
  • bloeddorstige adj (thirsty for blood)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • murdema adj (thirsty for blood)
  • sangavida adj (thirsty for blood)
  • sangosoifanta adj (thirsty for blood)

Finnish

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  • verenhimoinen adj (thirsty for blood)

French

1 entries
  • sanguinaire adj (thirsty for blood)

Galician

1 entries
  • sanguinario adj (thirsty for blood)

German

2 entries
  • blutdürstig adj (thirsty for blood)
  • blutrünstig adj (thirsty for blood)

Greek

1 entries
  • αιμοσταγής adj (thirsty for blood)

Gujarati

1 entries
  • લોહીતરસ્યું adj (thirsty for blood)

Hungarian

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  • vérszomjas adj (thirsty for blood)

Icelandic

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  • blóðþyrstur adj (thirsty for blood)
  • morðóður adj (thirsty for blood)

Ido

3 entries
  • kruela adj (thirsty for blood)
  • sango-amanta adj (thirsty for blood)
  • sango-durstanta adj (thirsty for blood)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • haus darah adj (thirsty for blood)

Irish

1 entries
  • fuilteach adj (thirsty for blood)

Italian

1 entries
  • sanguinario adj (thirsty for blood)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 血に飢える adj (thirsty for blood)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • қанқұмар adj (thirsty for blood)

Latin

3 entries
  • cruentus adj (thirsty for blood)
  • sanguineus adj (thirsty for blood)
  • sanguināns adj (thirsty for blood)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • крво́жеден adj (thirsty for blood)
  • крво́лочен adj (thirsty for blood)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • blodtørstig adj (thirsty for blood)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • blodtørstig adj (thirsty for blood)

Old English

2 entries
  • blōdiġ adj (thirsty for blood)
  • blōdrēow adj (thirsty for blood)

Polish

2 entries
  • krwiożerczy adj (thirsty for blood)
  • żądny krwi adj (thirsty for blood)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • encarniçada adj (thirsty for blood)
  • encarniçado adj (thirsty for blood)
  • sanguinolenta adj (thirsty for blood)
  • sanguinolento adj (thirsty for blood)

Russian

2 entries
  • кровожа́дный adj (thirsty for blood)
  • свире́пый adj (thirsty for blood)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • krvoločan adj (thirsty for blood)
  • krvožedan adj (thirsty for blood)
  • кр̏волочан adj (thirsty for blood)
  • крвожедан adj (thirsty for blood)

Slovak

1 entries
  • krvilačný adj (thirsty for blood)

Slovene

1 entries
  • krvoločen adj (thirsty for blood)

Spanish

1 entries
  • sanguinario adj (thirsty for blood)

Swedish

1 entries
  • blodtörstig adj (thirsty for blood)

Turkish

2 entries
  • hunhar adj (thirsty for blood)
  • kana susamış adj (thirsty for blood)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • кровоже́рливий adj (thirsty for blood)

Sample sentences

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Sharks are infamous for their bloodthirsty natures.

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In their cruel fury, the jingoists several times bared their bloodthirsty fangs to him.

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These monarchs are a bunch of bloodthirsty psychopaths.

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A large number of monarchs throughout history have been bloodthirsty monsters.

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