violent in English dictionary

  • violent

    Meanings and definitions of "violent"

    • Involving extreme force or motion.
    • Involving physical conflict.
    • Likely to use physical force.
    • Intensely vivid.
    • adjective
      Involving extreme force or motion.
    • adjective
      Involving physical conflict.
    • adjective
      Likely to use physical force.
    • adjective
      Intensely vivid.
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      An assailant.
    • verb
      (transitive, archaic)
      To urge with violence.
    • involving extreme force or motion
    • involving physical conflict
    • likely to use physical force
    • intensely vivid
    • Taking actions, usually deliberate, that cause or intend to cause injury to people, animals, or non-living objects - often associated with aggression.
    • adjective
      acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike"
    • adjective
      characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode
    • adjective
      effected by force or injury rather than natural causes; "a violent death"
    • adjective
      marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
    • adjective
      (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"

    Synonyms of "violent" in English dictionary

    terrorist, wild, rampageous are the top synonyms of "violent" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "violent" in English dictionary

    nonviolent is the antonym of "violent" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of violent

    • violent ( comparative more violent, superlative most violent)
    • violent (comparative violenter or more violent, superlative violentest or most violent)
    • violent (plural violents)
    • violent (third-person singular simple present violents, present participle violenting, simple past and past participle violented)
  • Violent

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