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Vicious

🔄 Synonyms of "Vicious"

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
malevolent	Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.
evilnoun	Intending to harm; malevolent.
wicked	Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
depraved	Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense.
malicious	Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.
brutal	Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
venomous	Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom (“a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use”) which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom.
barbarous	Uncivilized, uncultured.
cruelverb	Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
roughshod	(by extension) Brutal or domineering.
inhumane	Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind. [Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.]
poisonous	Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.
fellverb	(transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
savagenoun	Fierce and ferocious.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Vicious"

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Word	Definition
brutal	Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
barbarous	Uncivilized, uncultured.
wicked	Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
depraved	Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense.
malevolent	Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.
malicious	Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.
evilnoun	Intending to harm; malevolent.
savage	Fierce and ferocious.
cruel	Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
inhumane	Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind. [Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.]
fellverb	(transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
roughshod	(by extension) Brutal or domineering.
venomous	Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom (“a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use”) which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom.
poisonous	Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.
brutish	Bestial; lacking human sensibility
harsh	Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
brutenoun	Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless, without intelligence or reason.
fierce	Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
obnoxious	Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious.
ferocious	Extreme or intense.