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Main Entry: vicious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: corrupt, wrong

Synonyms:

abandoned, abhorrent, atrocious, bad, barbarous, base, contaminated, cruel, dangerous, debased, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, diabolical, faulty, ferocious, fiendish, flagitious, foul, heinous, immoral, impious, impure, indecent, infamous, iniquitous, insubordinate, lewd, libidinous, licentious, miscreant, monstrous, nefarious, perverse, profligate, putrid, reprehensible, reprobate, rotten, savage, sinful, unprincipled, untamed, vile, villainous, violent, wicked, wild, worthless
Notes: vicious is savage or cruel; viscous is thick or gummy, as a liquid that is hard to pour

Antonyms:

gentle, good, nice, right
Main Entry: vicious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: nasty, hateful

Synonyms:

backbiting, beastly, bloodthirsty, brutal, cruel, cussed, defamatory, despiteful, dirty*, evil, fierce, frightful, furious, horrid, intense, lousy*, malevolent, malicious, malign, mean, murderous, ornery*, poisonous, rancorous, rough, savage, slanderous, spiteful, tough, vehement, venomous, vindictive, violent, wicked

Antonyms:

friendly, kind, nice, pleasant
Main Entry: bad
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: immoral

Synonyms:

base, corrupt, criminal, delinquent, evil, iniquitous, mean, reprobate, sinful, vicious, vile, villainous, wicked, wrong
Notes: badly is an adverb to describe an activity; bad is an adjective to describe a condition or state

Antonyms:

good, honest, just, reputable, right, true, virtuous
Main Entry: barbarian
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: crude, savage

Synonyms:

barbaric, barbarous, boorish, brutal, coarse, cruel, inhuman, lowbrow, merciless, philistine, primitive, rough, rude, uncivil, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unsophisticated, untamed, vicious, vulgar, wild

Antonyms:

civilized, cultured, educated, humane, kind, nice, polite, refined, sophisticated
Main Entry: barbarous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: crude, savage

Synonyms:

atrocious, barbarian, barbaric, brutal, brutish, coarse, cruel, ferocious, heartless, ignorant, inhuman, inhumane, monstrous, primitive, rough, rude, ruthless, sadistic, truculent, uncivil, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultured, unsophisticated, vicious, vulgar, wicked, wild, wolfish

Antonyms:

civilized, cultured, educated, kind, nice, polite, refined, sophisticated
Main Entry: brutal
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: cruel, remorseless

Synonyms:

barbarous, bloodthirsty, callous, ferocious, gruff, hard, harsh, heartless, impolite, inhuman, insensitive, merciless, pitiless, remorseless, rough, rude, ruthless, savage, severe, uncivil, uncivilized, unfeeling, unmannerly, unmerciful, vicious

Antonyms:

generous, humane, kind, nice
Main Entry: catty
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: nasty, malicious

Synonyms:

backbiting, evil, hateful, ill-natured, malevolent, mean, rancorous, spiteful, venomous, vicious, wicked

Antonyms:

kind, nice, pleasant
Main Entry: concentrated
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: intense

Synonyms:

all-out, deep, desperate, exquisite, fierce, furious, hard, intensive, terrible, vehement, vicious

Antonyms:

diffuse, diluted, free, loose
Main Entry: criminal
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: lawless, felonious

Synonyms:

bent, caught, corrupt, crooked, culpable, deplorable, dirty, heavy, hung up, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, immoral, indictable, iniquitous, nefarious, off base, out of line, peccant, racket, scandalous, senseless, shady*, smoking gun, unlawful, unrighteous, vicious, villainous, wicked, wildcat, wrong

Antonyms:

correct, lawful, legal, moral, right, righteous
Main Entry: cruel
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: vicious, pitiless; causing pain

Synonyms:

atrocious, barbarous, bestial, bitter, bloodthirsty, brutal, brutish, callous, cold-blooded, degenerate, demoniac, depraved, evil, excruciating, ferocious, fierce, flinty, hard, hard-hearted, harsh, hateful, heartless, hellish, implacable, inexorable, inhuman, inhumane, malevolent, merciless, monstrous, painful, pernicious, poignant, rancorous, relentless, revengeful, ruthless, sadistic, sinful, spiteful, tyrannical, unfeeling, unkind, unnatural, unrelenting, vengeful, vicious, virulent, wicked

Antonyms:

charitable, compassionate, considerate, feeling, gentle, kind, merciful, sympathetic, thoughtful, uncruel
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