BLOODTHIRSTY Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

bloodthirsty

adjective

ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē

as in murderous

eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing the Goths were a wild and bloodthirsty people

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Recent Examples of bloodthirsty The theology in such conflicts usually masks more primal power struggles and still tends to make the wars and warriors more fanatical and bloodthirsty. —

Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026 Despite Guillotin’s ideals, executions were messy and sometimes shambolic affairs, swarmed by bloodthirsty crowds and heckling tricoteuses. —

Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026 The president satisfied his own ego, displaying no patience, as other bloodthirsty warlords throughout history. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026 This week a wild and woolly band of bloodthirsty space aliens known as Gwar is beaming down to The Webster. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloodthirsty

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Paula is on a path by the end of the second episode where there is a murderous person following her who has some abstract clues.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 May 2026
At the opening of his trial, prosecution lawyer Rashid Rashid described Kabuga as an enthusiastic supporter of the Tutsi slaughter who armed, trained and encouraged murderous Hutu militias known as Interahamwe.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 May 2026