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barbarians
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crude, savage person |
| Synonyms: | beast, bigot, boor, brute, cannibal, clod, hooligan, hun, ignoramus, lout, monster, philistine, rascal, ruffian, troglodyte, vandal |
| Antonyms: | sophisticate |
| Main Entry: | boor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clod |
| Synonyms: | barbarian, bear, boob*, brute, buffoon, cad, churl, dork, goon, lout, oaf, peasant, philistine, rube, vulgarian |
| Notes: | a boar is a male pig; a boor is a person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement; a bore is one that is wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious |
| Antonyms: | charmer, enthusiast, exciter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fiend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dastardly person |
| Synonyms: | Mephistopheles, Satan, barbarian, beast, brute, degenerate, demon, devil, diablo, evil spirit, hellion, imp, little devil, monster, ogre, savage, serpent, troll |
| Antonyms: | angel, friend |
| Main Entry: | lout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boor |
| Synonyms: | barbarian, bear, boob*, brute, buffoon, bumpkin, cad, churl, clod, clodhopper, dolt, dork, goon, lummox, oaf, philistine, rube, slob, vulgarian |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | monster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | giant animal; supernatural being |
| Synonyms: | Frankenstein, abnormality, barbarian, beast, behemoth, brute, centaur, colossus, demon, devil, dragon, fiend, freak, giant, hellion, horror, leviathan, lusus naturae, mammoth, miscreation, monstrosity, mutant, ogre, phoenix, savage, titan, villain, werewolf, whale |
| Main Entry: | yahoo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | savage |
| Synonyms: | barbarian, beast, boor, brute, lout, roughneck |
| Main Entry: | Philistine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boor |
| Synonyms: | barbarian, bear*, boob*, brute, buffoon, cad, chuff, churl, dork*, goon, lout, oaf, peasant, philistine, rube, vulgarian, yahoo |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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