Synonyms for invidious
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Odious — envious, jealous
odious, discriminatory, unjust, hateful, injurious, objectionable, malicious, envious, offensive, jealous
Definitions
- adj. 1
Envious, jealous.
Example sentences
- hateful What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow.
- discriminatory Rodrigo faced discriminatory treatment on the website.
- unjust Many unjust and bad things are done out of habit.
- odious He couldn't have thought of a more odious way to humiliate her.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| invidious | falling | |
| hateful | rising | |
| discriminatory | falling | |
| unjust | steady | |
| odious | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- unjust2, odious3
- 7 letters
- jealous2, hateful2, envious3
- 9 letters
- offensive3, malicious3, injurious4
- 13 letters
- objectionable5
- 14 letters
- discriminatory6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unjust2 = 2 syllables).