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savagery

nounCommon GRE wordMore S words

extreme fierceness, cruelty, or brutality

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Savagery in a sentence

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Witnesses described the attack with horror at its savagery.

Synonyms
brutalityferocitybarbarity
Antonyms
gentlenesscivility
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Savagery (noun) means extreme fierceness, cruelty, or brutality
Here is savagery used in an example sentence: "Witnesses described the attack with horror at its savagery."
Common synonyms for savagery include brutality, ferocity, barbarity.
Antonyms of savagery include gentleness, civility.
Savagery is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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