VIOLENCE Synonyms: 183 Similar and Opposite Words

violence

noun

ˈvī-lən(t)s

Definition of violence

as in brutality

the use of brute strength to cause harm to a person or property an act of violence caused the window to be shattered

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as in intensity

the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression) taken aback by the violence of her denial of any wrongdoing

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as in emotion

depth of feeling some people were taken aback by the violence with which the magazine's art critic attacked the exhibition

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Recent Examples of violence And across the nation, people living in neighborhoods that were long ago segregated face a higher risk from gun violence today than residents in other neighborhoods, research shows. — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 Authorities are investigating as violence escalates in Cucuta, where a former deputy mayor was killed Monday and a September attack on a police station killed a civilian. — Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 In addition, the hospital’s forensic nursing program served 1,481 victims of violence. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026 The violence has raised security concerns on the Kenyan side of the border, with police reporting three incidents involving stray bullets in Moyale last week. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for violence

Recent Examples of Synonyms for violence

Noun

Dupuy-Spencer had a reputation for clear-eyed renderings of both the tenderness and the brutality of our world; here, darker forces prevail.

— Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
However, Gates, who resigned in the wake of the 1992 LA Riots, was also viewed as leaving a legacy of police brutality and racial tension.

— Tom Wait, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of brutality

Noun

Murban crude, produced by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has a carbon intensity less than half the global industry average.

— H.E. Dr Abdulla Saif Al Jarwan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
My entire goal was to stay as relaxed as possible and let the contractions keep doing the work—an extremely challenging task as the intensity continued to build.

— Trinity Mouzon Wofford, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of intensity

Noun

These are songs that iterate and elevate minor party fouls into dramas of symphonic proportion, arrangements that articulate the heightened emotions churning inside anxious minds.

— Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Thomas is anxious, but with death looming, Vision finally nails the conversation he’s been practicing by investing it with real emotion, conviction, and support.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of emotion

Noun

Not only were LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges absent after high-profile summertime trades, but returnees Kon Knueppel and Coby White were also missing because of injury.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
In addition to a person in his car dying from injuries sustained in the crash, another passenger was severely hurt, the release said.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of injury

Noun

Capricorn December 22 – January 19 The people around you may reveal where your enthusiasm belongs next.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
Despite Democratic enthusiasm this year, Donnini cautioned that polling numbers do not automatically translate into election victories.

— Jack Fink, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of enthusiasm

Noun

Lula seized on these acts as meddling in the campaign, and as an assault on Brazilian sovereignty encouraged by the Bolsonaro family.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
All this was happening with a coincident and successful assault of affirmative action in higher education.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of assault

Noun

Feel free to add a blazer or a turtleneck for extra warmth in case your office AC is still on.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026
Harris offered Mirren further coverage and warmth beneath her gown with black nylon tights, a wardrobe staple for most during the colder months.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of warmth

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