Synonyms for vicious
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Violent, destructive and cruel.
Related words
- Word family
- viciously viciousness
- Phrases
- vicious circle
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Vicious refers to the indulgence of evil appetites, habits, or passions; vicious acts are not necessarily criminal, or even illegal; we speak of a vicious horse.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- cruel I think it is cruel to trap animals for fur coats.
- brutal The city was ruined by the brutal force of nature.
- savage There are still some savage tribes on that island.
- malicious There shall be no hindrances to my malicious plan.
- evil Grr! Avoid not, unwelcome evil and cowardly beast!
By length
- 3 letters
- bad1
- 4 letters
- evil2, grim1, vile1
- 5 letters
- wrong1, cruel2
- 6 letters
- brutal2, wicked2, savage2, scathy
- 7 letters
- violent3, hateful2, immoral3
- 8 letters
- criminal3, terrible3, barbaric3, sadistic3, venomous3, spiteful2
- 9 letters
- malicious3, poisonous3, ferocious3
- 10 letters
- diabolical5, malevolent4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evil2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- vicieux
- Italiano
- vizioso
- Español
- vicioso
- Deutsch
- mangelhaft