Synonyms & related words for barbarous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of barbarous — including barbaric, brutal, cruel, savage, uncivilized, vicious. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to barbarous

Explore words related to barbarous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include barbarousness, roughshod, barbarically, barbarianism, barbarity, barbarism, barbarously, savagery. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for barbarous

Common synonyms for barbarous include barbaric, brutal, cruel, savage, uncivilized, vicious, inhuman, inhumane — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does barbarous come from?

The word barbarous breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root barbar-, from Greek barbaros (“foreign”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.