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Ferocious vs Untamed - What's the difference?

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Ferocious is a related term of untamed.


As adjectives the difference between ferocious and untamed

is that ferocious is marked by extreme and violent energy while untamed is wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.

ferocious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Marked by extreme and violent energy.
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  • Extreme or intense.
  • Synonyms

    * fierce

    Derived terms

    * ferociously

    untamed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
  • The mustang is an untamed horse that roams where it wants, with little interest in humans.
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