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Fierce

/fɪəs/

Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.

📖 Definitions of "Fierce"

adjective

1
Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
"A fierce storm battered the coast."
2
Resolute or strenuously active.
"We made a fierce attempt to escape."
3
Threatening in appearance or demeanor.
"The lion gave a fierce roar."
4
(rural) Excellent, very good.
"Q: "How was the party last night?" A: "Fierce!""

adverb

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
vehement	Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
boisterous	Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
intense	Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
roughnoun	Not smooth; uneven.
ferocious	Extreme or intense.
merciless	Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.
violentverb	Involving physical conflict.
cutthroatnoun	An unscrupulous, ruthless or unethical person.
furious	Feeling great anger; raging; violent.
tearingnoun	The act by which something is torn; a laceration.
bowelless	(obsolete) Without pity.
unmerciful	not showing mercy
savagenoun	Fierce and ferocious.
stormynoun	Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
ferocious	Extreme or intense.
furious	Feeling great anger; raging; violent.
boisterous	Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
vehement	Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
rough	Not smooth; uneven.
violent	Involving physical conflict.
savagenoun	Fierce and ferocious.
intense	Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
tearing	(colloquial) enormous; of great size or impact
merciless	Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.
unmerciful	not showing mercy
cutthroat	Ruthlessly competitive, dog-eat-dog.
bowelless	(obsolete) Without pity.
stormy	Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.
vicious	Violent, destructive and cruel.
brutal	Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
heated	(usually not comparable) Made warm or hot by some means.
feisty	Tenacious, energetic, spunky.
severe	Very bad or intense.
harsh	Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.