barbaric Play adjectiveSavagely cruel; exceedingly brutal. SYNONYMS barbarousbasebestialblackblack-heartedbrutalbrutishcrueldarkdiabolicalferociousfiendishfierceghastlyheinoushellishhorribleinfernalinhumanlowlow-downmercilessmonstrousmurderousnastynefariousremorselessruthlesssavageviciousvilevillainouswicked