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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | corrupt |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, amoral, bent*, cheating, conscienceless, crooked, deceitful, devious, dirty-dealing, dishonest, dissolute, double-crossing, double-dealing, immoral, licentious, mercentary, praetorian, profligate, reprobate, shady, sly, stop-at-nothing, tricky, two-faced, two-timing, unconscionable, underhand, unethical, unprofessional, unscrupulous, venal, wanton |
| Antonyms: | ethical, moral, principled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vicious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | corrupt, wrong |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, abhorrent, atrocious, bad, barbarous, base, contaminated, cruel, dangerous, debased, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, diabolical, faulty, ferocious, fiendish, flagitious, foul, heinous, immoral, impious, impure, indecent, infamous, iniquitous, insubordinate, lewd, libidinous, licentious, miscreant, monstrous, nefarious, perverse, profligate, putrid, reprehensible, reprobate, rotten, savage, sinful, unprincipled, untamed, vile, villainous, violent, wicked, wild, worthless |
| Notes: | vicious is savage or cruel; viscous is thick or gummy, as a liquid that is hard to pour |
| Antonyms: | gentle, good, nice, right |
| Main Entry: | vile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | offensive, horrible |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, abject, appalling, bad, base, coarse, contemptible, corrupt, debased, degenerate, depraved, despicable, dirty, disgraceful, disgusting, evil, filthy, foul, horrid, humiliating, ignoble, immoral, impure, iniquitous, loathsome, low, mean, miserable, nasty, nauseating, nefarious, noxious, perverted, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shocking, sickening, sinful, sleazy*, stinking, ugly, vicious, vulgar, wicked, worthless, wretched |
| Notes: | a vial is a small container, especially for liquids; vile is an adjective meaning despicable, disgusting, or repulsive |
| Antonyms: | gentle, kind, nice |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | villainous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | criminal |
| Synonyms: | atrocious, bad, corrupt, crooked, cruel, culpable, deplorable, depraved, diabolical, dirty, evil, felonious, hateful, ignoble, illegal, illicit, immoral, iniquitous, knavish, lawless, low, mean, nefarious, peccant, reprehensible, scandalous, shady*, sinful, unlawful, vile, wicked |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unrestrained |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excessive |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, audacious, bizarre, blunt, candid, dissolute, exaggerated, extravagant, flamboyant, frank, free, immoderate, immoral, impertinent, impotent, incontinent, indiscriminate, inordinate, intemperate, lawless, licentious, limitless, loose, open, plenary, profligate, rampant, riotous, saturnalian, spontaneous, unbounded, unbridled, unchecked, uncontrolled, uncurbed, ungoverned, unhampered, uninhibited, unlimited, unrestricted, wanton, wild |
| Antonyms: | restrained, restricted |
| Main Entry: | wayward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | contrary, unmanageable |
| Synonyms: | aberrant, arbitrary, balky, capricious, changeable, contumacious, cross-grained, delinquent, disobedient, disorderly, errant, erratic, fickle, flighty, fractious, froward, headstrong, immoral, inconstant, incorrigible, insubordinate, intractable, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, ornery*, perverse, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, restive, self-indulgent, self-willed, stubborn, uncompliant, undependable, ungovernable, unpredictable, unruly, unstable, variable, whimsical, willful |
| Antonyms: | controllable, manageable, obedient |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wicked |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | corrupt, bad |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, abominable, amoral, arch, atrocious, bad news, base, contemptible, debased, degenerate, depraved, devilish, dissolute, egregious, evil, fiendish, flagitious, foul, gross, guilty, heartless, heinous, immoral, impious, impish, incorrigible, indecent, iniquitous, irreligious, low-down, mean, mischievous, nasty, naughty, nefarious, profane, reprobate, rotten, scandalous, shameful, shameless, sinful, unethical, unprincipled, unrighteous, vicious, vile, villainous, wayward, worthless |
| Antonyms: | decent, good, moral, nice |
| Main Entry: | wrongful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | evil, illegal |
| Synonyms: | blameworthy, criminal, dishonest, dishonorable, felonious, illegitimate, illicit, immoral, improper, lawless, reprehensible, unethical, unfair, unjust, unlawful, wicked |
| Antonyms: | ethical, fair, good, just, legal, rightful |
| Main Entry: | X-rated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pornographic |
| Synonyms: | adult, bawdy, dirty, erotic, fleshy, hard-core, immoral, indecent, lascivious, lewd, obscene, off-color, offensive, porn, porno, raunchy, sensual, sexual, sexy, smutty, steamy |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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