1
[ adjective ] marked by extreme and violent energy

Synonyms

furious ferocious savage

Examples

"a ferocious beating" "fierce fighting" "a furious battle"

Related terms

violent

2
[ adjective ] marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid

Synonyms

vehement trigger-happy violent tearing

Examples

"fierce loyalty" "in a tearing rage" "vehement dislike" "violent passions"

Used in print

(W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)

It was arranged that he would board in the home of one of the old members of the church , a woman named Catt who , as Wilson afterward found , was briefly referred to as The_Cat because of her sharp_tongue and fierce initiative .

Related terms

intense

3
[ adjective ] ruthless in competition

Synonyms

bowelless cutthroat

Examples

"cutthroat competition" "bowelless readiness to take advantage"

Used in print

(The New York Times,...)

Yet he remains the fiercest of competitors .

Related terms

merciless

4
[ adjective ] violently agitated and turbulent

Synonyms

rough boisterous

Examples

"boisterous winds and waves" "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound "rough weather" "rough seas"

Related terms

stormy

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Rhymes with

peirce bierce pierce

Phonetic and Homophones

F IH1 R S

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