ferocious
adjectiveHow many syllables in ferocious?
There are 4 syllables in the word ferocious.How to pronounce ferocious:
Definition of ferocious:
- ferocious (adjective):
- savagely fierce or cruel
- marked by extreme and violent energy.
- exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
Synonyms for ferocious:
acute
blistering
deep
dreadful
excruciating
explosive
exquisite
fearful
fearsome
feral
fierce
frightful
furious
ghastly
hard
heavy
heavy-duty
intense
intensified
intensive
keen
predatory
profound
rapacious
ravening
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Antonyms for ferocious:
accommodating
advanced
advantageous
affable
affectionate
affirmative
agreeable
altruistic
amenable
amiable
amicable
angelic
apathetic
appreciated
appreciative
appropriate
assisting
auspicious
balmy
behaved
beneficent
beneficial
benevolent
benign
benignant
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