Meaning & use
savagery
Extreme and cruel violence or brutality.
See it in a sentence
Historians described the savagery of the battle in shocking detail.
The film depicts the savagery of war without softening any of its horror.
A note on using this word
Savagery is a strong, formal word usually reserved for extreme acts of violence rather than everyday roughness.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
gentleness
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