Thesaurus / vicious
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synonyms for vicious
- atrocious
- barbarous
- cruel
- dangerous
- depraved
- diabolical
- ferocious
- heinous
- infamous
- monstrous
- nefarious
- perverse
- savage
- vile
- violent
- wicked
- abandoned
- abhorrent
- bad
- base
- contaminated
- debased
- degenerate
- degraded
- demoralized
- faulty
- fiendish
- flagitious
- foul
- immoral
- impious
- impure
- indecent
- iniquitous
- insubordinate
- lewd
- libidinous
- licentious
- miscreant
- profligate
- putrid
- reprehensible
- reprobate
- rotten
- sinful
- unprincipled
- untamed
- villainous
- wild
- worthless
- savage
- murderous
- rancorous
- spiteful
- malicious
- vindictive
- cruel
- brutal
- violent
- evil
- dirty
- fierce
- venomous
- malevolent
- intense
- wicked
- backbiting
- beastly
- bloodthirsty
- defamatory
- frightful
- furious
- lousy
- malign
- mean
- ornery
- poisonous
- rough
- slanderous
- tough
- vehement
- despiteful
- horrid
- cussed
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antonyms for vicious
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- right
- upright
- decent
- moderate
- mild
- gentle
- thoughtful
- sympathetic
- good
- nice
- tame
- calm
- pleasant
- friendly
- moral
- peaceful
- loving
- helpful
- forgiving
- kind
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This can lead borrowers to take out another high-interest loan to pay off the last one, leading them into a vicious cycle that only profits the person who owns their debt.
APPLE IS TOUGHER ON PREDATORY LENDERS THAN THE US GOVERNMENTTIM FERNHOLZOCTOBER 6, 2020QUARTZThey also viewed the vicious conversations in private groups as more deserving of protection than other types of content.
AS QANON GREW, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER MISSED YEARS OF WARNING SIGNS ABOUT THE CONSPIRACY THEORY’S VIOLENT NATURECRAIG TIMBERG, ELIZABETH DWOSKINOCTOBER 1, 2020WASHINGTON POSTThese patterns are all part of a vicious cycle that has been feeding on itself for decades.
WHY THERE ARE SO FEW MODERATE REPUBLICANS LEFTLEE DRUTMAN (DRUTMAN@NEWAMERICA.ORG)AUGUST 24, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTWorse yet, perhaps, are the cases of vicious genetic self-promotion at the expense of others—not content with enhancing the numerator, but actively diminishing the denominator.
JUST BECAUSE IT’S NATURAL DOESN’T MEAN IT’S GOOD - ISSUE 89: THE DARK SIDEDAVID P. BARASHAUGUST 19, 2020NAUTILUSOur Jesse Marx reported Friday that the man who spread vicious robocalls about it now says he was working for the family of another GOP candidate.
POLITICS REPORT: WHAT COMES NEXT FOR SPORTS ARENASCOTT LEWIS AND ANDREW KEATTSJULY 11, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOThere was a vicious aching in his nerves, his muscles were flaccid and unstrung; a numbness was in his brain as well.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOODThere was a sudden forward movement on the part of the men; but if Garnache was vicious, he was calm.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIAnd I answer that when a man does wrong he does it because he knows no better, or because he is naturally vicious.
GOD AND MY NEIGHBOURROBERT BLATCHFORDWith a vicious snarl, the dog lifted his great body into the air and plunged toward the Comet.
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUNSTANLEY R. MATTHEWSHe began to be afraid lest he might be overwhelmed in this slough of a petty, useless, and vicious existence.
THE LIFE & LETTERS OF PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKYMODESTE TCHAIKOVSKYWORDS RELATED TO VICIOUS
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