All barbarous synonyms
bar·ba·rous
B b adj barbarous
- vulgar — characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.
- atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
- rude — discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
- ruthless — without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless: a ruthless tyrant.
- inhuman — lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like; cruel; brutal: an inhuman master.
- cruel — Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
- brutal — A brutal act or person is cruel and violent.
- vicious — addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life.
- barbaric — If you describe someone's behaviour as barbaric, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized.
- uncivilized — not civilized or cultured; barbarous.
- heartless — unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel: heartless words; a heartless ruler.
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- sadistic — pertaining to or characterized by sadism; deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from extreme cruelty: a sadistic psychopath.
- inhumane — not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- wolfish — resembling a wolf, as in form or characteristics.
- barbarian — In former times, barbarians were people from other countries who were thought to be uncivilized and violent.
- coarse — Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces.
- ferocious — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- monstrous — frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
- primitive — being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.
- rough — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- truculent — fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
- uncivil — without good manners; unmannerly; rude; impolite; discourteous.
- uncouth — awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly: uncouth behavior; an uncouth relative who embarrasses the family.
- uncultured — the lack or absence of culture: Much modern fiction is a product of unculture.
- wicked — evil or morally bad in principle or practice; sinful; iniquitous: wicked people; wicked habits.
- wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.