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savage vs roughshod

roughshod vs savage

savage is a noun but roughshod is not a noun.

savage and roughshod both are adjectives.

savage is a verb but roughshod is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
savage Yes Yes Yes No
roughshod No Yes No No
As adjectives, savage and roughshod are synonyms defined as:
  • savage and roughshod: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Other synonyms of savage include barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, vicious.
savage (noun) roughshod (noun)
a member of an uncivilized people
a cruelly rapacious person
savage (adjective) roughshod (adjective)
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering unjustly domineering
without civilizing influences (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
marked by extreme and violent energy (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping
wild and menacing
savage (verb) roughshod (verb)
criticize harshly or violently
attack brutally and fiercely
Difference between savage and roughshod

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