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Wicked

Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wicked lamp.

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Similar meaning 36

Evil 84% connected

Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

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Evil 84% connected

Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

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Flagitious 84% connected

Disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly wicked; scandalous; shameful; -- said of acts, crimes, etc.

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Flagitious 84% connected

Disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly wicked; scandalous; shameful; -- said of acts, crimes, etc.

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Heavy 84% connected

Having the heaves.

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Heavy 84% connected

Having the heaves.

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Heinous 84% connected

Hateful; hatefully bad; flagrant; odious; atrocious; giving great great offense; -- applied to deeds or to character.

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Heinous 84% connected

Hateful; hatefully bad; flagrant; odious; atrocious; giving great great offense; -- applied to deeds or to character.

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Iniquitous 84% connected

Characterized by iniquity; unjust; wicked; as, an iniquitous bargain; an iniquitous proceeding.

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Iniquitous 84% connected

Characterized by iniquity; unjust; wicked; as, an iniquitous bargain; an iniquitous proceeding.

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Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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Irreclaimable 84% connected

Incapable of being reclaimed.

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Irreclaimable 84% connected

Incapable of being reclaimed.

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Irredeemable 84% connected

Not redeemable; that can not be redeemed; not payable in gold or silver, as a bond; -- used especially of such government notes, issued as currency,…

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Irredeemable 84% connected

Not redeemable; that can not be redeemed; not payable in gold or silver, as a bond; -- used especially of such government notes, issued as currency,…

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Nefarious 84% connected

Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably vile.

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Nefarious 84% connected

Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably vile.

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Offensive 84% connected

Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.

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Offensive 84% connected

Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.

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Peccable 84% connected

Liable to sin; subject to transgress the divine law.

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Peccable 84% connected

Liable to sin; subject to transgress the divine law.

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Peccant 84% connected

Sinning; guilty of transgression; criminal; as, peccant angels.

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Peccant 84% connected

Sinning; guilty of transgression; criminal; as, peccant angels.

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Playful 84% connected

Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer.

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Playful 84% connected

Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer.

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Sinful 84% connected

Tainted with, or full of, sin; wicked; iniquitous; criminal; unholy; as, sinful men; sinful thoughts.

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Sinful 84% connected

Tainted with, or full of, sin; wicked; iniquitous; criminal; unholy; as, sinful men; sinful thoughts.

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Ungodly 84% connected

Not godly; not having regard for God; disobedient to God; wicked; impious; sinful.

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Ungodly 84% connected

Not godly; not having regard for God; disobedient to God; wicked; impious; sinful.

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Unrighteous 84% connected

Not righteous; evil; wicked; sinful; as, an unrighteous man.

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Unrighteous 84% connected

Not righteous; evil; wicked; sinful; as, an unrighteous man.

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Vicious 84% connected

Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect.

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Vicious 84% connected

Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect.

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Villainous 84% connected

Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch.

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Villainous 84% connected

Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch.

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Dark 74% connected

Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color…

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Dark 74% connected

Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color…

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Iniquity 74% connected

Absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness; as, the iniquity of brib…

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Iniquity 74% connected

Absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness; as, the iniquity of brib…

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Ugliness 74% connected

The quality or state of being ugly.

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Ugliness 74% connected

The quality or state of being ugly.

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Wickedness 74% connected

The quality or state of being wicked; departure from the rules of the divine or the moral law; evil disposition or practices; immorality; depravity;…

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Wickedness 74% connected

The quality or state of being wicked; departure from the rules of the divine or the moral law; evil disposition or practices; immorality; depravity;…

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Evil 66% connected

Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

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Evil 66% connected

Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

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Immoral 66% connected

Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious; licenti…

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Immoral 66% connected

Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious; licenti…

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Impious 66% connected

Not pious; wanting piety; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; profane; wanting in reverence for the Supreme Being; as, an impious deed; impious languag…

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Impious 66% connected

Not pious; wanting piety; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; profane; wanting in reverence for the Supreme Being; as, an impious deed; impious languag…

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Unrighteous 66% connected

Not righteous; evil; wicked; sinful; as, an unrighteous man.

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Unrighteous 66% connected

Not righteous; evil; wicked; sinful; as, an unrighteous man.

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Wrong 66% connected

imp. of Wring. Wrung.

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Wrong 66% connected

imp. of Wring. Wrung.

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Synonym 17

Arch 92% connected

Any part of a curved line.

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Disgustful 92% connected

Provoking disgust; offensive to the taste; exciting aversion; disgusting.

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Disgusting 92% connected

of Disgust

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Distasteful 92% connected

Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous; loathsome.

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Foul 92% connected

A bird.

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Loathly 92% connected

Loathsome.

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Loathsome 92% connected

Fitted to cause loathing; exciting disgust; disgusting.

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Mischievous 92% connected

Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child.

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Prankish 92% connected

Full of pranks; frolicsome.

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Puckish 92% connected

Resembling Puck; merry; mischievous.

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Repellent 92% connected

Driving back; able or tending to repel.

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Repelling 92% connected

of Repel

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Revolting 92% connected

of Revolt

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Severe 92% connected

Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful.

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Sinful 92% connected

Tainted with, or full of, sin; wicked; iniquitous; criminal; unholy; as, sinful men; sinful thoughts.

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Terrible 92% connected

Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable.

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Unholy 92% connected

Not holy; unhallowed; not consecrated; hence, profane; wicked; impious.

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Near synonym 1

Bad 80% connected

Bade.

general 54% interchangeable

Wicked overlaps with bad, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

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