beast
noun
ˈbēst 
1
a
: a four-footed mammal as distinguished from a human being, a lower vertebrate, and an invertebrate
b
: a lower animal as distinguished from a human being
c
: an animal as distinguished from a plant
d
: an animal under human control
2
: a contemptible person
3
: something formidably difficult to control or deal with
Synonyms
- baddie
- baddy
- brute
- caitiff
- devil
- evildoer
- fiend
- heavy
- hound
- knave
- meanie
- meany
- miscreant
- monster
- nazi
- no-good
- rapscallion
- rascal
- reprobate
- rogue
- savage
- scalawag
- scallywag
- scamp
- scapegrace
- scoundrel
- varlet
- villain
- wretch
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Example Sentences
dogs and other four-footed beasts the birds and beasts of the forest They were attacked by a savage beast. He's a cruel, hateful beast!
Recent Examples on the Web Hating your sibling is one thing, but organizing a wildebeest stampede on your brother is a beast of its own. 
Nitya Rao, Seventeen, 11 Aug. 2022 Anyone who has driven on Interstate 65 will tell you traffic can be a beast. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 4 Aug. 2022 Marchand has made a career of overcoming doubts, but double hip surgery is a beast. Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022 Jones, a rookie who is a beast on defense, blanketed Paul all night Sunday and limited the future Hall of Famer to 4 points in 35 minutes. Mark Faller, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2022 Renae Gent was a beast at the net with nine blocks. Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com, 8 Oct. 2021 The company’s top-of-the-line electric sedan is already a beast, thanks to a drive unit that can pump out up to 750 hp, but the pack adds 21-inch wheels wrapped in street-legal Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires and Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control software. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2022 Madysen is a beast at pool and late night shenanigans. Sophia Piatti, oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2022 Members of Ukraine’s LGBTQ community who sign up for the war have taken to sewing the image of the mythical beast into their standard-issue epaulettes just below the national flag. Reuters, NBC News, 31 May 2022 See More
Nitya Rao, Seventeen, 11 Aug. 2022 Anyone who has driven on Interstate 65 will tell you traffic can be a beast. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 4 Aug. 2022 Marchand has made a career of overcoming doubts, but double hip surgery is a beast. Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022 Jones, a rookie who is a beast on defense, blanketed Paul all night Sunday and limited the future Hall of Famer to 4 points in 35 minutes. Mark Faller, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2022 Renae Gent was a beast at the net with nine blocks. Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com, 8 Oct. 2021 The company’s top-of-the-line electric sedan is already a beast, thanks to a drive unit that can pump out up to 750 hp, but the pack adds 21-inch wheels wrapped in street-legal Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires and Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control software. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2022 Madysen is a beast at pool and late night shenanigans. Sophia Piatti, oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2022 Members of Ukraine’s LGBTQ community who sign up for the war have taken to sewing the image of the mythical beast into their standard-issue epaulettes just below the national flag. Reuters, NBC News, 31 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English beste, from Anglo-French, from Latin bestia
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing beast
Kids Definition
beast
noun
ˈbēst
1
: a mammal with four feet (as a bear or deer) especially as distinguished from human beings
beasts of the forest
2
: a wild animal that is large, dangerous, or unusual
3
: a farm animal especially when kept for work
beasts of burden
4
: a horrid person
beasts
noun
1
as in brutes
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person she's a real beast to anyone who makes the mistake of crossing her Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- brutes
- villains
- monsters
- devils
- savages
- criminals
- offenders
- bandits
- wretches
- nazis
- assassins
- varlets
- fiends
- scoundrels
- baddies
- knaves
- thugs
- rogues
- hounds
- rascals
- evildoers
- gangsters
- reprobates
- miscreants
- heavies
- scamps
- meanies
- losers
- snakes
- scalawags
- crooks
- rapscallions
- serpents
- perpetrators
- scapegraces
- scallywags
- no-goods
- culprits
- trespassers
- sinners
- caitiffs
- blackguards
- transgressors
- outlaws
- vipers
- felons
- wrongdoers
- lawbreakers
- bravoes
- malefactors
- convicts
- desperadoes
- ruffians
- heels
- cads
- villainesses
- cutthroats
- hoodlums
- perps
- cons
- hooligans
- racketeers
- stinkers
- goons
- desperados
- lowlifes
- toughs
- gunmen
- jailbirds
- roughs
- rowdies
- bravos
- lowlives
- trash
- ne'er-do-wells
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- angels
- saints
- heroes
- innocents
2
as in dogs
a person whose behavior is offensive to others he always has to act like a beast whenever things don't go his way Synonyms & Similar Words
- dogs
- bastards
- jerks
- clowns
- brutes
- skunks
- reptiles
- snakes
- skunk
- vermin
- rats
- swine
- creeps
- toads
- jokers
- idiots
- buggers
- villains
- morons
- varmints
- rotters
- bounders
- barbarians
- boors
- nuisances
- brats
- buzzards
- stinkers
- hounds
- blighters
- cads
- scumbags
- curs
- heels
- scums
- louses
- louts
- schmucks
- savages
- pills
- slimes
- stinkards
- fools
- dirtbags
- sods
- bleeders
- churls
- cretins
- finks
- slimeballs
- nerds
- chuffs
- scuzzballs
- sons of guns
- cruds
- wretches
- slobs
- sleazeballs
- crumbs
- so-and-sos
- sleazebags
- so-and-so's
- nuts
- scoundrels
- sleazes
- cavemen
- rat finks
- rogues
- vulgarians
- imbeciles
- rascals
- lowlifes
- blockheads
- loudmouths
- miscreants
- roughnecks
- scamps
- dolts
- scabs
- lowlives
- pests
- boobies
- jackasses
- dopes
- turkeys
- goons
- airheads
- snobs
- ninnies
- dorks
- nincompoops
- schmoes
- snots
- dufuses
- doofuses
- dinks
- Neanderthals
- dweebs
- nitwits
- nits
- birdbrains
- snips
- insolents
- half-wits
- snoots
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- heroes
- idols
- gentlemen
- ladies
- angels
- saints
- heroines
- role models
3
as in animals
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings a frigid night that was fit for neither man nor beast Synonyms & Similar Words
- animals
- creatures
- beasties
- brutes
- critters
- quadrupeds
- vermin
- carnivores
- invertebrates
- bipeds
- varmints
- herbivores
- pets
- vertebrates
- insectivores
- livestocks
- blasties
- domestic animals
- ferals
- stocks
4
as in headaches
a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work controlling the state's vast bureaucracy has always been a beast Synonyms & Similar Words
- headaches
- killers
- jobs
- bears
- burdens
- chores
- efforts
- nuisances
- labors
- loads
- drudgeries
- lucubrations
- weights
- troubles
- strains
- heavy liftings
- sweats
- grinds
- bothers
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- setups
- breezes
- kid stuff
- snaps
- cinches
- duck soup
- child's play