ANIMALISTIC Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

animalistic

adjective

Definition of animalistic

as in brute

having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal with animalistic fury the boxer tore into his opponent

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Recent Examples of animalistic Several garments like this one went down the runway, all made of that unique furry fabric that gave each model an animalistic look. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026 An animalistic sense of intimidation coils beneath each gesture as Bracken offers a remarkable follow-up to her breakout role as a stern clairvoyant. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026 Their natural scent is complex and often described as animalistic. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 21 July 2026 In Buc-ee's complaint, the chain argues that the animalistic logo is too similar to its own – a toothy beaver wearing a red ballcap inside a bright yellow circle. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 6 May 2026 The song’s almost animalistic sensuality is miles away from the safe choices Skye has made—or been asked to make—until now. — Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 22 Apr. 2026 There are nods to Linda Blair’s Regan in the sludgy projectile vomit that pours out of Katie, as well as the animalistic scampering, bodily contortions and levitation. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026 Buc-ee's is arguing that the animalistic logo is too similar to the buck-toothed beaver donning a red baseball cap inside of a bright yellow circle. — Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026 The characters live in a world of mud, rain, wind, and animalistic yearning, reflecting the bugs and birds and rabbits and dogs and livestock that surround them. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026

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As rules and institutions constrain less and brute power matters more, countries will seek partners to help them blunt sanctions, access critical technologies, compensate for military weaknesses, expand their room for maneuver, and resist isolation.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Security features include free SSL certificates, daily off-site backups, DDoS protection, malware scanning, a Web Application Firewall, brute-force protection, and two-factor authentication.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of brute

Adjective

While uptight Elinor excels at hiding her feelings for the similarly taciturn Edward, Marianne goes wild (nearly feral, really) when new neighbor Willoughby saves her from physical injury (literally sweeping her off her feet and a wincing ankle).

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
The murder of the family is graphic enough, but what happens to Ethan and Ivy is far more perverse, especially when Ivy’s apparently dead body is defiled by one of the feral desert gang members.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of feral

Adjective

Those who believe Israelis and Jews capable of such an outrage might feel justified in wishing that such bestial monsters were wiped from the Earth—a shift from disgust to dehumanization to possible destruction that is well charted by social psychologists.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Neither one of these people appears to be enjoying themselves, but the woman soon begins to grunt with the bestial upset of a werewolf under a full moon.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2026

Definition of bestial

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