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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'vicious'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj) barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Synonyms: wild , uncivilized , fierce , savage , deplorable , reprehensible , fell , beastly , unrelenting , venomous , criminal , brute(a) , condemnable , roughshod , barbaric , evil , feral , cruel , poisonous , barbarous , vicious , furious , ferocious , barbarian , heavy-handed , brutish , bestial , brutal , ferine , uncivilised Antonyms: unmalicious , humane , right , virtuous
2. (adj) evil, vicious
having the nature of vice
Synonyms: malefic , savage , deplorable , reprehensible , fell , venomous , criminal , evil , condemnable , roughshod , malign , malevolent , cruel , barbarous , vicious , poisonous , brutal Antonyms: humane , right , virtuous , unmalicious
3. (adj) condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
Synonyms: felonious , savage , reprehensible , fell , pitiful , venomous , criminal , miserable , lamentable , deplorable , roughshod , evil , cruel , barbarous , vicious , poisonous , woeful , condemnable , wretched , distressing , execrable , brutal , sorry , sad Antonyms: humane , unmalicious , virtuous , right
4. (adj) poisonous, venomous, vicious
marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
Synonyms: virulent , toxicant , deplorable , savage , barbarous , reprehensible , fell , venomous , criminal , condemnable , roughshod , cruel , poisonous , evil , vicious , deadly , brutal Antonyms: right , humane , unmalicious , virtuous
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'vicious'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. vicious
Every criminal act is illegal or unlawful, but illegal or unlawful acts may not be criminal. Offenses against public law are criminal; offenses against private rights are merely illega
Synonyms: criminal , abominable , flagitious , immoral , sinful , vile , culpable , guilty , iniquitous , unlawful , wicked , felonious , illegal , nefarious , vicious , wrong Antonyms: innocent , lawful , meritorious , right , just , legal , moral , virtuous , nightly , nocturnal
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