ferocious

1. 1.

   marked by extreme and violent energy

   “a ferocious beating”

   “fierce fighting”

   “a furious battle”

   Synonymsfiercefurioussavage

   Similarviolent

Questions about ferocious

What does ferocious mean?

ferocious means "marked by extreme and violent energy".

How many syllables are in ferocious?

ferocious has 3 syllables: fe-ro-cious. The stress falls on "ro". In IPA it is /fɚˈoʊʃəs/.

What is another word for ferocious?

Close synonyms include fierce, furious, savage. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ferocious a common word?

ferocious is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.