adj. 1 wild, untamed, undomesticated, feral, unbroken These savage beasts had never seen a man before 2 vicious, ferocious, fierce, beastly, bestial, brutish, bloodthirsty, brutal, cruel, ruthless, pitiless, merciless, harsh, bloody, unmerciful, fell, barbarous, barbaric, murderous, demonic, demoniac, sadistic The boy was subjected to a savage attack by the defendant's dog The king's guards were selected for their savage nature. 3 wild, uncivilized, uncultivated, primitive, inhuman, bestial, barbaric, barbarous, untamed, rude The savage behaviour of some New Guinea tribes included cannibalism
n. 4 wild man or woman, brute, barbarian; Caliban When the explorers landed on the island, they were welcomed by the savages who lived there