Meaning & use
violently
In a way that involves physical force intended to hurt, damage, or destroy; extremely intensely.
See it in a sentence
The protest turned violently after police tried to disperse the crowd.
The ship rocked violently in the storm, throwing dishes to the floor.
A note on using this word
Violently can describe hostile physical aggression between people, or simply intense, forceful motion, as with weather or machinery.
Words with a similar meaning
fiercelyforcefully
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Words with an opposite meaning
gentlypeacefully
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