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savage vs pillory

pillory vs savage

savage and pillory both are nouns.

savage is an adjective but pillory is not an adjective.

savage and pillory both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
savage Yes Yes Yes No
pillory Yes No Yes No
As verbs, savage and pillory are synonyms defined as:
  • savage and pillory: criticize harshly or violently
Other synonyms of savage include blast, crucify.
savage (noun) pillory (noun)
a member of an uncivilized people a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
a cruelly rapacious person
savage (adjective) pillory (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) pillory (verb)
criticize harshly or violently criticize harshly or violently
attack brutally and fiercely punish by putting in a pillory
expose to ridicule or public scorn
Difference between savage and pillory

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