Vocabulary
Barbaric
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
savagely cruel.
Urdu meaning
وحشیانہ، غیر مہذب جنگلی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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There are reports that Israel will `lessen` its barbaric attacks on Lebanon while Iran`s assets, frozen by the US, will be released.
Dawn Editorials —
First contact
— 2026-04-12
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There were no institutional limits on power.Property rights and liberty could be stripped readily, and barbaric practices such as sati, slavery, accession through fratricide and human sacrifices were prevalent.
Dawn Editorials —
Colonial complex
— 2026-04-01
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The UN chief probably realises that Israel has no qualms about unleashing barbaric violence in Lebanon, just as it did in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Dawn Editorials —
War on Lebanon
— 2026-03-27
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The perpetrators of this barbaric act must face justice.
Dawn Editorials —
Shrouds of innocence
— 2026-03-05
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The situation in the West Bank is critical, while new evidence has emerged of barbaric methods used by Israel in the Strip during its bloodthirsty campaign.
Dawn Editorials —
BoP agenda
— 2026-02-13
Synonyms
cruel, brutal, barbarous, brutish, bestial, savage, vicious, fierce, ferocious, wicked
Curator example
“he carried out barbaric acts in the name of war”
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