violent

violent
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Showing power]
Syn. strong, powerful, forceful, forcible, rough, mighty, great, potent, coercive; see also sense 2 .
Ant. quiet*, peaceful, easy-going.
2. [Showing strong emotions]
Syn. furious, mad, savage, fierce, passionate, splitting, vehement, frenzied, demonic, demoniac, frantic, fuming, enraged, disturbed, agitated, impassioned, impetuous, urgent, maddened, aroused, inflamed, distraught, infatuated, hysterical, blue in the face*.
Ant. calm*, appeased, quieted.
3. [Intense]
Syn. great, vehement, extreme; see intense .
4. [Characterized by the use of violence]
Syn. destructive, destructible, murderous, homicidal, brutal, rampageous.
Ant. expected*, deliberate, awaited.
5. [Harsh]
Syn. drastic, hard, stringent; see severe 2 .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. destructive brutal, beastly, manhandling, rough, terrorizing, killing, murderous, barbarous, savage, ferocious, riotous, physically abusive, assaultive, cruel, bloodthirsty, homicidal, rabid, maniacal, berserk, rowdy, hurtful, crazed, out of control, vehement, furious.
2. intense powerful, strong, extreme, severe, acute, rough, explosive, turbulent, stormy, ferocious, wild, fierce, cataclysmic.
ANT.: 1. nonviolent, pacific, passive, peaceful. 2. mild, gentle, slight
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Accomplished by force: coercive, forcible. Informal: strong-arm. See ATTACK. 2. Extreme in degree, strength, or effect: desperate, fierce, furious, intense, terrible, vehement. See BIG, STRONG. 3. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms: dirty, heavy, raging, roiled, roily, rough, rugged, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, ugly, wild. See CALM.

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