English adjective: wicked | |||
1. | wicked morally bad in principle or practice | ||
Similar | evil, flagitious, heavy, heinous, iniquitous, irreclaimable, irredeemable, nefarious, peccable, peccant, sinful, ungodly, unredeemable, unreformable, vicious, villainous | ||
See also | evil, immoral, impious, unrighteous, wrong | ||
Antonyms | virtuous | ||
2. | wicked having committed unrighteous acts | ||
Samples | A sinful person. | ||
Synonyms | sinful, unholy | ||
Similar | unrighteous | ||
Antonyms | righteous | ||
3. | wicked intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality | ||
Samples | Severe pain. A severe case of flu. A terrible cough. Under wicked fire from the enemy's guns. A wicked cough. | ||
Synonyms | severe, terrible | ||
Similar | intense | ||
Antonyms | mild | ||
4. | wicked naughtily or annoyingly playful | ||
Samples | Teasing and worrying with impish laughter. A wicked prank. | ||
Synonyms | arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish | ||
Similar | playful | ||
Antonyms | unplayful, sober, serious | ||
5. | wicked highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | ||
Samples | A disgusting smell. Distasteful language. A loathsome disease. The idea of eating meat is repellent to me. Revolting food. A wicked stench. | ||
Synonyms | disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, yucky | ||
Similar | offensive | ||
Antonyms | inoffensive | ||