BLOODTHIRSTY Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

bloodthirsty

adjective

ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē

Definition of bloodthirsty

as in murderous

eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing the Goths were a wild and bloodthirsty people

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Recent Examples of bloodthirsty Excuse me, but where is the decency and humanity from these bloodthirsty fiends ogling and angling to get their photos, undoubtedly for posting on social media? — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026 Through its complex depiction of a bloodthirsty mob, M explores the disturbingly violent tendencies inherent in human nature. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026 Critics and audiences alike went gaga over Sam Reid’s glammed-out turn as a bloodthirsty vampire gone rock star in AMC’s The Vampire Lestat. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026 The sight of Anne Hathaway dressed in a denim co-ord and blasting a bloodthirsty Allosaurus in the face with a shotgun fixes that absence real fast. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloodthirsty

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Discordant keys fly like daggers while snares trip over bass thuds; there’s a jazzy piano interlude, and then a murderous hard-rock siege razes the mix to the ground.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
Unfortunately for Luca, the camera is inhabited by a demon that forces him to continue a murderous ritual started decades ago by a satanist serial killer (the titular Madison).

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

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