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nasty

[nas-tee] / ˈnæs ti /
ADJECTIVE
disgusting, offensive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awful dirty fierce horrible icky murderous noxious obnoxious ornery outrageous rough tough unpleasant vile vulgar
WEAK
beastly disagreeable filthy foul gross grubby hellish horrid impure loathsome lousy malodorous mephitic nauseating noisome objectionable obscene odious poison polluted raunchy repellent repugnant repulsive revolting sickening soiled squalid stinking unappetizing unclean uncleanly ungodly unholy yucky
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agreeable calm delightful easy facile gentle good kind mild nice pleasant pleasing polite pure refined sterile tender wonderful
WEAK
aiding assisting clean decent friendly great happy helpful helping magnificent moral safe
ADJECTIVE
indecent, smutty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dirty indecent offensive ribald smutty unseemly vulgar wicked
WEAK
X-rated blue coarse filthy foul gross immodest improper impure indecorous indelicate lascivious lewd licentious obscene pornographic raunchy scatological shameful
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clean decent nice
WEAK
agreeable aiding assisting friendly great happy helpful helping kind magnificent pleasant pleasing safe wonderful
ADJECTIVE
bad-tempered, mean
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annoying cruel distasteful evil fierce hateful ornery ruthless sarcastic unkind unpleasant vicious vile wicked
WEAK
abusive beastly critical despicable disagreeable down and dirty malevolent malicious malign malignant sordid spiteful squalid
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agreeable compassionate considerate decent friendly gentle giving good kind moral nice pleasant pleasing sympathetic
WEAK
aiding assisting clean great happy helpful helping magnificent safe wonderful
ADJECTIVE
injurious, dangerous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bad damaging noxious painful serious severe ugly
WEAK
critical harmful poisonous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
beneficial easy good helpful pleasant
WEAK
agreeable aiding assisting clean decent friendly great happy helping kind magnificent moral pleasing safe wonderful

Example Sentences

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Laing laughs as he recalls one nasty comment that stuck.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Micron, a recent darling of the semiconductor industry, is now on a nasty six-day losing streak, which has erased about one-quarter of its value.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

I met him a few times off the pitch, lovely fella, but on the pitch he was nasty.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

But residents The Times spoke with said they did not notice the signs before leaving their vehicles parked overnight, then awoke to the nasty surprise of an empty street.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Uncle Dutch says back in the cornfields he hadn’t thought about seasickness and bad food and nasty sailors, and that’s what he found there.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.