Synonym: brutal, cruel, ferocious, raging, savage, vicious, violent, wild. Antonym: gentle, meek, quiet. Similar words: per cent, perceive, perceived, percentage, perception, field, carrier, barrier. Meaning: [fɪrs /fɪəs] adj. 1. marked by extreme and violent energy 2. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid 3. ruthless in competition 4. violently agitated and turbulent.
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151. The Prime Minister's fierce speech set the tone for the rest of the conference.
152. These questions set off fierce debate among cleaning experts.
153. One reason is obvious: fierce competition from Microsoft.
154. During the ensuing months, a fierce battle was raged.
155. This is a matter of fierce debate.
156. He spoke again, low and fierce.
157. And already it looks like stirring up fierce controversy.
158. Fierce Eyes came and pushed her aside.
159. And he would have these fierce arguments over the phone.
160. I took the cliff road and the wind could be so fierce that it blew me off my bike more than once.
161. Kurt Forster was an impressive man, tall and tanned and wiry with fierce green eyes and shaggy blond hair.
162. This is no good, she told herself, as the fierce ruins burnt round her.
163. His fierce pride demanded that she must assume their meeting had been coincidental.
164. The battle along the M4 motorway corridor between Reading and Swindon was particularly fierce.
165. But it was a long gestation, and a fierce debate still simmers about when and where the birth actually took place.
166. If the military were to seize power under Bourbollon, the clampdown would be fierce.
167. Mr Powell, 44, came in for fierce criticism when he replaced Terry Wogan with the £10 million drama.
168. Accordingly, they have been the subject of intensive research and fierce controversy.
169. One minute they were sworn enemies, the next they were clinging together in fierce mutual desire.
170. We can no longer afford this attitude, in an age of fierce resistance to taxes.
171. Competition between the two companies bidding for the contract is fierce.
172. The requirement for large body size arises from the fierce battles between males for access to females.
173. This followed fierce anti-communist demonstrations by Rhee's supporters in Seoul, which had included protesting outside the Soviet consulate.
174. The Conservatives believe that it would be a major advantage to have Mr Woodhead as a fierce government critic in the Lords.
175. A fierce solidarity was forged of a kind that has become archaic in the west.
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176. The Vale of Glamorgan member said he came under fierce pressure from the constituency party and the Whips' office.
177. You are angry, vulnerable, gentle, fierce, with such bewildering speed that I find it fascinating.
178. I could smell the fierce immediacy of cinnamon, anise, and fish sauce on the tips of her nails.
179. The result for customers could be fierce price competition and an explosion of service options.
180. Fierce price deflation, increased competition and rising costs have combined to depress profits.
More similar words: per cent, perceive, perceived, percentage, perception, field, carrier, barrier, supplier, frontier, force, source, percolate, merchant, enforce, by force, in force, commercial, resource, reinforce, at the mercy of, overcrowded, for certain, under control, enforcement.