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Synonyms for flagitious

  • adjective

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evil infamous scandalous heinous

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Adjective

1. Wicked — extremely brutal or wicked; heinous, monstrous

wicked, bad, evil, infamous, monstrous, scandalous, heinous, atrocious, nefarious, iniquitous, black, base, dark, criminal, abandoned, corrupt, naughty, rotten, grim, shameful, sinful, disgraceful

Antonyms

merciful, beneficent

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Extremely brutal or wicked; heinous, monstrous.

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A flagitious crime is one that brings public odium.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • evil Grr! Avoid not, unwelcome evil and cowardly beast!
  • infamous Sharks are infamous for their bloodthirsty natures.
  • scandalous Did you read this journalist's scandalous article?
  • heinous Fadil committed a heinous crime in the name of love.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
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evilrising
infamousrising
scandalousrising
heinousrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bad1
4 letters
base1, dark1, evil2, grim1
5 letters
black1
6 letters
wicked2, rotten2, sinful2
7 letters
corrupt2, naughty2, heinous2
8 letters
criminal3, infamous3, shameful2
9 letters
abandoned3, monstrous2, atrocious3, nefarious4
10 letters
scandalous3, iniquitous
11 letters
disgraceful3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evil2 = 2 syllables).