📖 Definitions of "Vile"
adjective
- 1
Morally low; base; despicable.
- 2
Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid.
"I glimpsed a vile squid-like creature in the depths."
🔄 Synonyms of "Vile"
16 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| evilnoun | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| wicked | Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible. |
| loathsome | Highly offensive; abominable, sickening. |
| foulnoun | (sports) A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball. |
| nastynoun | Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person). |
| despicablenoun | Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean. |
| offensivenoun | Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation. |
| uglynoun | Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing. |
| inclement | Stormy, of rough weather; not clement. |
| noisome | (literary) Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious. |
| nauseous | Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting. |
| filthyverb | Covered with filth; very dirty. |
| nauseating | Causing a feeling of nausea; disgusting and revolting. |
| sickeningnoun | Causing sickness or disgust. |
| unworthynoun | Not worthy; lacking value or merit; worthless. |
| unwholesome | Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Vile"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| despicable | Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean. |
| noisome | (literary) Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious. |
| unwholesome | Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful. |
| evilnoun | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| loathsome | Highly offensive; abominable, sickening. |
| nauseating | Causing a feeling of nausea; disgusting and revolting. |
| nasty | Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person). |
| wicked | Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible. |
| offensive | Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation. |
| sickening | Causing sickness or disgust. |
| ugly | Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing. |
| foul | Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc. |
| unworthy | Not worthy; lacking value or merit; worthless. |
| nauseous | Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting. |
| filthy | Covered with filth; very dirty. |
| inclement | Stormy, of rough weather; not clement. |
| sordid | Distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible. |
| lousy | (colloquial) Remarkably bad; of poor quality. |
| crassnoun | Coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination or taste. |
| disgusting | Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful. |
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