Violent meaning

What does “violent” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“violent” is an adjective with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity.

violent

adjective

  1. acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

    “a violent attack”

    “a violent person”

    Oppositesnonviolent
  2. effected by force or injury rather than natural causes

    “a violent death”

  3. (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud

    “a violent clash of colors”

    “her dress was a violent red”

    Synonymswild
  4. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid

    “fierce loyalty”

    “in a tearing rage”

  5. characterized by violence or bloodshed

    “writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days”

    “fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing”

    Synonymscrimsonred

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University