savage vs assault

assault vs savage

savage and assault both are nouns.

savage is an adjective but assault is not an adjective.

savage and assault both are verbs.

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

As verbs, assault is a hypernym of savage; that is, assault is a word with a broader meaning than savage:

savage: attack brutally and fiercely
assault: attack someone physically or emotionally

Other hypernyms of savage include assail, attack, set on.

savage (noun)	assault (noun)
a member of an uncivilized people	close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
a cruelly rapacious person	a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
	the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

savage (adjective)	assault (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

savage (verb)	assault (verb)
criticize harshly or violently	attack in speech or writing
attack brutally and fiercely	attack someone physically or emotionally
	force (someone) to have sex against their will

Difference between savage and assault

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