Vicious synonyms

vĭsh'əs

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cruel (related)
Deliberately seeking to inflict pain and suffering; enjoying others' suffering; without mercy or pity
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bad
(Of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
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wicked
Morally bad or wrong; acting or done with evil intent; depraved
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unruly (related)
Hard to control, restrain, or keep in order; disobedient, disorderly, etc.
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wolfish
Suggestive of or resembling a wolf.
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evil
Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous:
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insubordinate
Not submissive to authority:
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lewd
(Obsolete) Wicked.
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licentious
Morally unrestrained, esp. in sexual activity; lascivious
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libidinous
Full of or characterized by lust; lewd; lascivious
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wild
Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered.
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untamed
Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
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unmanageable
Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
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vindictive
Said or done in revenge; characterized by vengeance
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ferity
The state of being wild or untamed.
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peccant
Sinful; sinning
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indecent
Offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; lewd or vulgar:
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sinful
Of or relating to sin; sinny.
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black
Being of the color black, producing or reflecting comparatively little light and having no predominant hue.
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impious
Not pious
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profligate
Given to or characterized by reckless waste; wildly extravagant:
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demoralized
Corrupt
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faulty
Having a fault or faults; defective, blemished, imperfect, or erroneous
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vile
Highly disagreeable or most inferior; very bad: a generalized term of disapproval
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foul
Not clear; stormy; unfavorable
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(colloq.) malignant
Morally objectionable
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atrocious
Very cruel, evil, brutal, etc.
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corrupt
Containing errors or alterations, especially ones that prevent proper understanding or use:
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corrupting
Morally objectionable
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dangerous
Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.
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debasing
Morally objectionable
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defective
The definition of defective is something or someone that is imperfect or that doesn't work properly.
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depraved
Morally corrupt; perverted.
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diabolical
Appropriate to a devil, especially in degree of wickedness or cruelty.
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egregious
The definition of egregious is extraordinary, but in a negative way.
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feral
Of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage:
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ferocious
Fierce; savage; violently cruel
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fiendish
Of or like a fiend; devilish; inhumanly wicked or cruel
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fierce
Violent; uncontrolled
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flagitious
Infamous; scandalous:
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flagrant
The definition of flagrant is something that is obviously wrong or offensive in some way.
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hateful
Causing or deserving hate; loathsome; detestable; odious
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heinous
Outrageously evil or wicked; abominable
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imperfect
(Gram.) In certain inflected languages, designating or of the tense of a verb that indicates a past action or state as uncompleted, continuous, customary, or going on at the same time as another: “was writing” and “used to write” are English forms corresponding to the imperfect tense in such languages
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malicious
Having, showing, or caused by malice; spiteful; intentionally mischievous or harmful
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mean
(Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:
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nefarious
Very wicked; villainous; iniquitous
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noxious
Harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting:
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nasty
Mean or spiteful:
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rotten
The definition of rotten is someone or something extremely bad, corrupt, spoiled, unpleasant or decaying.
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severe
Causing great discomfort, damage, or distress:
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spiteful
Filled with, prompted by, or showing spite; malicious.
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terrible
The definition of terrible is someone or something extreme, very bad or something that causes fear.
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vehement
Acting or moving with great force; violent
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villainous
Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain
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violent
Characterized by extreme emotion, especially anger:
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wrong
Asserting something incorrect or untrue.
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barbarity
A cruel or brutal act
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egregiousness
The quality of being egregious
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flagitiousness
The state or quality of being flagitious
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flagrancy
The quality or state of being flagrant
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iniquity
Lack of righteousness or justice; wickedness
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viciousness
The characteristic of being vicious
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villainy
Villainous conduct or action:
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gentle (antonym)
Of good family; wellborn:
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good (antonym)
(Especially when capitalized) Holy.
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nice (antonym)
Exhibiting courtesy and politeness:
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right (antonym)
Intended to be worn or positioned facing outward or toward an observer:
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reprobate
Rejected by God and without hope of salvation.
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brutal
Disagreeably precise or penetrating:
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criminal
The definition of criminal is someone or something related to the commission of a crime.
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refractory
Able to resist disease
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immoral
Contrary to established moral principles.
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friendly (antonym)
(Number theory) Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy.
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kind (antonym)
The definition of kind is warm, generous or sympathetic.
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pleasant (antonym)
Fair and comfortable:
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despiteful
Full of despite.
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malevolent
Malevolent is defined as someone or something that is harmful or evil.
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malignant
The definition of malignant is something evil or intending harm, a tumor that is spreading, or a disease that is invasive.
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poisonous
Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous
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bitchy
In a bad mood; irritable or cranky.
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barbarous
The definition of barbarous is something that is uncivilized or crude.
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bestial
(Literally and figuratively) Beast-like
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fell
Dire; sinister:
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inhuman
Not of ordinary human nature, form, or character:
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truculent
The definition of truculent is rude speech or writing or a cruel person who likes to fight.
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roughshod
Marked by brutal force:
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condemnable
Deserving of condemnation
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deplorable
Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad.
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bloodthirsty (related)
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ruthless (related)
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impure
Deriving from more than one source, style, or convention; eclectic:
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noble (antonym)
Having excellent qualities; superior
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pure (antonym)
(Philosophy) Free of empirical elements:
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virtuous (antonym)
Full of virtue, having excellent moral character.
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attitude (related)
Characterized by intense ill will or spite
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help (related)
So intense as to cause extreme suffering
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base
The number that is raised to a particular power in a given mathematical expression. In the expression an, a is the base.
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murderous (related)
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viciously (related)
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sadistic (related)
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merciless (related)
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callous (related)
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cowardly (related)
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despicable (related)
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monstrous (related)
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debased
Corrupt
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Vicious Sentence Examples

  • She thinks she is some kind of vicious animal.

  • This was not a mangy or vicious creature standing before him, but a breathtakingly beautiful, gigantic wolf.

  • I shall die! she muttered, wrenching herself from Marya Dmitrievna's hands with a vicious effort and sinking down again into her former position.

  • A vicious circle is obviously involved.

  • Contrary to his expectations Darnley did not receive the crown matrimonial, and his foolish and haughty behaviour, his vicious habits, and his boisterous companions did not improve matters.

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