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Antonyms for vicious
ˈvɪʃ əsvi·cious
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
vicious
Every criminal act is illegal or unlawful, but illegal or unlawful acts may not be criminal. Offenses against public law are criminal; offenses against private rights are merely illegal or unlawful. As a general rule, all acts punishable by fine or imprisonment or both, are criminal in view of the law. It is illegal for a man to trespass on another's land, but it is not criminal; the trespasser is liable to a civil suit for damages, but not to indictment, fine, or imprisonment. A felonious act is a criminal act of an aggravated kind, which is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary or by death. A flagitious crime is one that brings public odium. Vicious refers to the indulgence of evil appetites, habits, or passions; vicious acts are not necessarily criminal, or even illegal; we speak of a vicious horse. That which is iniquitous, i. e., contrary to equity, may sometimes be done under the forms of law. Ingratitude is sinful, hypocrisy is wicked, but neither is punishable by human law; hence, neither is criminal or illegal. Compare SIN.
Antonyms:
innocent, just, lawful, legal, meritorious, moral, right, virtuousSynonyms:
abominable, criminal, culpable, felonious, flagitious, guilty, illegal, immoral, iniquitous, nefarious, sinful, unlawful, vile, wicked, wrong
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Princeton's WordNet
barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, viciousadjective
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
"a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
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unmalicious, humane, right, virtuousSynonyms:
wild, uncivilized, fierce, savage, deplorable, reprehensible, fell, beastly, unrelenting, venomous, criminal, brute(a), condemnable, roughshod, barbaric, evil, feral, cruel, poisonous, barbarous, furious, ferocious, barbarian, heavy-handed, brutish, bestial, brutal, ferine, uncivilisedevil, viciousadjective
having the nature of vice
Antonyms:
humane, right, virtuous, unmaliciousSynonyms:
malefic, savage, deplorable, reprehensible, fell, venomous, criminal, evil, condemnable, roughshod, malign, malevolent, cruel, barbarous, poisonous, brutalcondemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, viciousadjective
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
"a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"
Antonyms:
humane, unmalicious, virtuous, rightSynonyms:
felonious, savage, reprehensible, fell, pitiful, venomous, criminal, miserable, lamentable, deplorable, roughshod, evil, cruel, barbarous, poisonous, woeful, condemnable, wretched, distressing, execrable, brutal, sorry, sadpoisonous, venomous, viciousadjective
marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
"poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"
Antonyms:
right, humane, unmalicious, virtuousSynonyms:
virulent, toxicant, deplorable, savage, barbarous, reprehensible, fell, venomous, criminal, condemnable, roughshod, cruel, poisonous, evil, deadly, brutal
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Editors Contribution
cruel
she is a cruel girl.
Submitted by rqollaku4 on December 2, 2019
How to use vicious in a sentence?
They are equally threatening, and one feeds off the other, both of them are equally vicious, equally treacherous, and equally destructive.
You’ve kind of got a vicious circle; if nobody has heard about HTLV-1, then they’re not going to make a diagnosis of HTLV-1, so you then don’t see that there are people in your hospital, in your city, in your country who are HTLV-1-infected and developing disease.
We come from a long tradition from the U.S., where we believe our human rights dont come from the government but come from the right to life, liberty and personal property. Once people claim to represent you, they claim powers to do things that you are forbidden to do, every person should have the means to defend themselves, especially if authorities dont have the power to stop the crimes especiallyorganized crime. Itbecomes a vicious cycle.
The dominance of Instagram among the age group that was already at greatest risk of eating disorders is one [ issue ], you've got a vicious cycle : You've got a group who are at elevated risk of these problems demonstrating to this artificial intelligence that this is what grabs their attention, and then that artificial intelligence says,' Here let me give you more of this.' ... It's just a perfect storm.
District Court Judge Scott Sells:
Your actions were vicious and senseless. ... Kelsey Berreth spent her last night caring for you. You repay her by viciously beating her to death. Then you burned her body, your crimes deserve the absolute maximum punishment.
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