primitive vs savage

savage vs primitive

primitive and savage both are nouns.

primitive and savage both are adjectives.

primitive is not a verb while savage is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
primitive	Yes	Yes	No	No
savage	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, savage is a hyponym of primitive; that is, savage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than primitive:

primitive: a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
savage: a member of an uncivilized people

Other hyponyms of primitive include Aryan, Indo-European, autochthon, Basket Maker, cave dweller, cave man, caveman, troglodyte, Heidelberg man, Homo heidelbergensis, ape-man, missing link, Mound Builder, Piltdown hoax, Piltdown man, barbarian, feral man, wild man.

primitive (noun)	savage (noun)
a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms	a member of an uncivilized people
a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived	a cruelly rapacious person
a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization

primitive (adjective)	savage (adjective)
used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style	without civilizing influences
little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type	marked by extreme and violent energy
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness	wild and menacing

primitive (verb)	savage (verb)
	criticize harshly or violently
	attack brutally and fiercely

Difference between primitive and savage

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