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fierce

fierce

 
 
pronunciation:
firs
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Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
part of speech: adjective
inflections: fiercer, fiercest
definition 1: dangerously wild, hostile, or vicious; ferocious.
a fierce tiger
synonyms:
ferocious, savage, vicious, wild
antonyms:
gentle, tame
similar words:
barbarous, brutal, fell, grim, inhuman, murderous, truculent
definition 2: extremely forceful or violent.
a fierce storm
synonyms:
brutal, ferocious, furious, raging, rampant, severe, vehement, violent, wild
antonyms:
mild
similar words:
ardent, awful, cruel, destructive, drastic, dreadful, formidable, powerful, savage, strong, tempestuous, turbulent
definition 3: extremely intense, heated, or determined.
fierce opposition
synonyms:
ferocious, fervent, fiery, furious, heated, impassioned, passionate, vehement
similar words:
ardent, bitter, determined, fervid, formidable, intense, keen, stormy, strong, zealous
definition 4: (informal) very difficult or severe.
a fierce fever
synonyms:
brutal, severe, terrible
antonyms:
mild
similar words:
awful, bad, raging, violent
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adverb + (adj.)fierce unexpectedly
(adj.)fierce + noun adversary, advocate, allegiance, ambition, anger, appetite, assault, attachment, attack, battle, beak, bear, beast, bidding, blast, blaze, blow, certainty, clash, cold, combat, competition, competitiveness, competitor, concentration, confrontation, controversy, conviction, counterattack, creature, critic, criticism, cry, current, debate, dedication, defender, desire, determination, devotion, disagreement, dispute, expression, eye, eyebrow, fight, fighter, fighting, firefight, foe, gaze, glance, glare, grin, grip, growl, guerrilla, hatred, heat, hug, hurricane, independence, intellect, intensity, jealousy, joy, lion, lobbying, loyalty, nationalism, nationalist, objection, onslaught, opponent, opposition, partisan, partisanship, passion, patriotism, pirate, predator, pride, protectiveness, protector, protest, rage, rebel, repression, resistance, rival, rivalry, scowl, snowstorm, stare, stem, storm, struggle, sun, temper, thunderstorm, tribe, urgency, warfare, warrior, wave, whisper, wind [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: fiercely (adv.), fierceness (n.)
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