violence

[vahy-uh-luhns] / ˈvaɪ ə ləns /

NOUN

extreme force, intensity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assault attack bloodshed brutality clash confusion cruelty disorder disturbance fighting rampage struggle terrorism

STRONG

abandon acuteness bestiality blowup coercion compulsion constraint destructiveness duress ferocity fervor fierceness flap frenzy fury fuss harshness murderousness onslaught passion power roughness ruckus rumble savagery severity sharpness storm storminess tumult turbulence uproar vehemence wildness

WEAK

brute force foul play raging

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm health kindness method niceness order organization peace surrender system

STRONG

calmness peacefulness

WEAK

passivity

Example Sentences

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The pope took this Easter to make a call for “hope” and “peace” amidst all the war and violence.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

That gave her hope that "Innocence" could prompt a rethink of gun violence in America and other issues.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Today, as we shout with joy that Christ is risen, let us pray and call with renewed urgency for an end to the violence and destruction in the Middle East and the Gulf.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

These reveal a fixation on technology and—unusual for a Haring exhibition—an interest in violence absent from his best-known work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Omakayas hid her face as thunder rolled, smacking onto the lakeshore, waking everything and everyone with its quick violence.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

violence

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