In culture, they are on the same plane as savages.
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Savages
//ˈsævɪd͡ʒɪz//
Synonyms for "savages" (461 found)
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beastferineferociousaboriginalabradeabuseafflictaggressiveaggrieveagonizeanimalantagonisticanthropophagiteanthropophagousassaultatrociousattackbanefulbarbarianbarbaric
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barbarizebarbarousbarkbatterbattlingbeastlybefoulbeldambellicosebelligerentberserkberserkerbestialbewitchblemishblightbloodthirstybloodybloody mindedbloody-mindedbomberbreakbruisebrutalbrutalizebrutalizedbrutebrutishbuffetburnbutchercannibalcannibalisticcarry onchafechauvinistchauvinisticcheckchipclawcold-bloodedcoldheartedcombativecondemncontentiousconvulsecorruptcrackcrazecrucifycrudecruelcruel-heartedcursecutcutthroat
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damagedeadlydeath dealingdeath-bringingdeathfuldeathlydefiledemondemoniacdemoniacaldemonicdepravedespoildestroydestroyerdestructivedevastatingdevildevilishdiabolic
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diabolicaldisadvantagedisservedistressdo a mischiefdo evildo illdo violence todo wrongdo wrong bydo wrong todoomdraconiandragonenemyenragedenvenomexcruciatefatalfellferalfiendfiendishfiendlikefiercefightingfighting madfire eaterfire-eaterfirebrandfit to be tiedfoaming at the mouthfracturefrayfrazzlefretfrothing at the mouthfull of fightfumingfuriousfurygallgashget into troubleghoulishgo ongoongorillagothgothicgrimgungunselhammerharasshardhardnoseharmharrowharshhawkishheartlessheathenhell raiserhell-raiserhellcathellhoundhellionhellishhexholy terrorhoodhoodlumhopping madhostilehotheadhotspurhurthyenaill-bredill-treatill-useimpairimpaleimplacableimpolitein a rageincendiaryinciseinfectinfernalinfuriateinfuriatedinhumaninhumaneinimicalinjureinternecinejingojingoishjingoistjingoisticjinxkill by incheskill crazy
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kill-crazykillerkillingknock aboutlaceratelancinatelay wastelethallootmaceratemad dogmadcapmafiosomaimmake mincemeat ofmalignmalignantmaltreatman eaterman-eater
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manhandlemartialmartyrmartyrizemaulmenacemercilessmilitantmilitaristicmilitarymishandlemistreatmolestmonstermonstrousmortalmugmuggermurderousmutilateneanderthalnihilistnoncivilizedoffensiveoutlandishoutrageperniciouspersecutepiercepillagepitilessplay havoc withplay hob withpoisonpolluteprejudiceprimevalprimitivepugnaciouspuncturepunishquarrelsomerabidrackrackingrageragingramprampagerantrantingrapaciousraperapistraveravenousravingraving madrelentlessremorselessrendrevolutionaryriotriproarroaring madroughrough uprough-and-readyroughshodruderuggedruinrunruptureruthlesssaber-rattlingsacksadisticsanguinarysanguineoussatanicscaldscarifyscathescathingscorchscotchscrapescrappyscratchscuffseveresharksharkishshe-wolfskinslashslaughterslaveringslitsoldierlikesoldierlysow chaosspitfiresprainstabstickstormstormingstrainsubhumantainttamelesstartareanteartear aroundtermagantterribleterrorterroristterrorizethreatentigertigresstormenttorturetoughtough guytraumatizetrigger happytrigger-happytroglodytetroglodytictruculenttumultuousugly customerunbrokenunchristianuncivilunciviliseduncivilizeduncombeduncontrolleduncouthuncultivatedunculturedundomesticatedunfriendlyungentleunhumanunkemptunlickedunmercifulunpacificunpeacefulunpolishedunrefinedunrelentingunsubdueduntamedvandalvandalizevenomousviciousviolateviolentviragovirulentvixenvoraciouswarlikewarmongeringwarringwildwild beastwild manwitchwolfwolfishwoundwreak havocwreak havoc onwreckwreckerwrenchwringwrongyoung turk
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Adjective(5 words)
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Years of resistance to misfortune ended when the settlers' village was overcome by the savages and their hopes and lives came to the bitter end.
Source: tatoeba (28169)
Among human beings, the subjection of women is much more complete at a certain level of civilisation than it is among savages. And the subjection is always reinforced by morality.
Source: tatoeba (412977)
Savages fear the appearance of a fierce wild beast.
Source: tatoeba (2852175)
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