pick apart vs savage

savage vs pick apart

pick apart is not a noun while savage is a noun.

pick apart is not an adjective while savage is an adjective.

pick apart and savage both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pick apart	No	No	Yes	No
savage	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, savage is a hyponym of pick apart; that is, savage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pick apart:

pick apart: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
savage: criticize harshly or violently

Other hyponyms of pick apart include censure, criminate, reprimand, blast, crucify, pillory, admonish, reproof, reprove, bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce, reprehend, deplore, belabor, belabour, come down, denounce, blame, find fault, pick, belittle, disparage, pick at, nitpick, assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe, harsh on.

pick apart (noun)	savage (noun)
	a member of an uncivilized people
	a cruelly rapacious person

pick apart (adjective)	savage (adjective)
	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
	without civilizing influences
	marked by extreme and violent energy
	wild and menacing

pick apart (verb)	savage (verb)
find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws	criticize harshly or violently
	attack brutally and fiercely

Difference between pick apart and savage

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