animalistic

adjective

Definition of animalisticnext
as in brute
having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal with animalistic fury the boxer tore into his opponent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animalistic
  1. brute
  2. brutal
  3. feral
  4. bestial
Adjective
  • This dismissal of Armenian historical ties to the region ignores the profound humanitarian crisis that has ensued and sets a dangerous precedent for conflict resolution through brute force.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Xi’s consolidation of power may offer short-term control and a capacity to achieve certain strategic and technological outcomes through brute force.
    Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of brute
Adjective
  • After decades of conflict with Beijing over discrimination and suppression of their cultural identity, the Chinese government launched a brutal crackdown on the Uyghurs that some Western governments deem a genocide.
    Dake Kang and Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Action icon Donnie Yen (John Wick: Chapter 4) directs and stars in this brutal revenge story about a former prosecutor determined to exact justice.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of brutal
Adjective
  • That feral state certainly translates to the screen.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Pigs are known to attack humans, but fatalities tend to be caused by feral animals, such as wild boars, rather than domestic livestock.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of feral
Adjective
  • Eggers certainly loves the guy, and Skarsgård’s ultra-committed performance allows the film to enjoy a contagious pleasure in returning the vampire archetype to its more bestial origins.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The rape/bestial fetish is framed as a fantasy imagined by a woman, curiously beginning as an assault.
    Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 31 July 2024
Definition of bestial
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