Synonyms of bloodthirsty

bloodthirsty

adjective

ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē 

as in murderous

eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing

the Goths were a wild and bloodthirsty people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murderous
• murdering
• savage
• bloody
• brutal
• ferocious
• violent
• vicious
• homicidal
• fierce
• sanguinary
• ruthless
• cruel
• sanguine
• contentious
• aggressive
• bloody-minded
• sanguineous
• sadistic
• hostile
• merciless
• barbaric
• barbarous
• heartless
• hateful
• antagonistic
• inhumane
• belligerent
• bellicose
• malicious
• pitiless
• pugnacious
• gladiatorial
• combative
• truculent
• quarrelsome
• cold-blooded
• malevolent
• malignant
• assertive
• spiteful
• grim
• gory
• scrappy
• bloodstained
• wanton
• discordant
• malign
• nasty
• fell
• mean
• despiteful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peaceful
• peaceable
• conciliatory
• sympathetic
• pacific
• benign
• compassionate
• disarming
• humane
• kind
• propitiatory
• unaggressive
• dovish
• warm
• unassertive
• kindhearted
• appeasing
• merciful
• placatory
• tenderhearted
• benignant
• placating
• benevolent
• amiable
• mollifying
• lenient
• placative
• pacifying
• peacemaking
• good-hearted
• warmhearted
• gentle
• affable
• tender
• amicable
• kindly
• clement
• submissive
• surrendering
• yielding

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of bloodthirsty

When his bloodthirsty urges can’t be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. —Brian Welk, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024

The bloodthirsty Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA), which has been terrorizing neighborhoods across the country, is now operating in 16 states, according to a new Homeland Security memo cited by the New York Post. —Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024

In this cosmic horror feature, a strange symbiote creature arrives deep in the wilderness of a rocky mountainside, attracting all kinds of people, from good-natured individuals looking for salvation to bloodthirsty mercenaries looking to snuff out a potential threat. —Jamie Lang, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024

Like his father, Lucius is enslaved and forced to fight as a gladiator for the entertainment of a wealthy Roman emperor and hordes of bloodthirsty spectators. —Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024