beast vs animal

beast and animal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beast	Yes	No	No	No
animal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, beast and animal are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of beast include animate being, brute, creature, fauna.

beast (noun)	animal (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a cruelly rapacious person

beast (adjective)	animal (adjective)
	marked by the appetites and passions of the body