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Synonyms for vile
vaɪlvile
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Wiktionary
vileadjective
Synonyms:
base, despicablevileadjective
morally low; base; despicable
Synonyms:
despicable, base
English Synonyms and Antonyms
vile
A brutish man simply follows his animal instincts, without special inclination to do harm; the brutal have always a spirit of malice and cruelty. Brute has no special character, except as indicating what a brute might possess; much the same is true of animal, except that animal leans more to the side of sensuality, brute to that of force, as appears in the familiar phrase "brute force." Hunger is an animal appetite; a brute impulse suddenly prompts one to strike a blow in anger. Bestial, in modern usage, implies an intensified and degrading animalism. Any supremacy of the animal or brute instincts over the intellectual and spiritual in man is base and vile. Beastly refers largely to the outward and visible consequences of excess; as, beastly drunkenness. Compare ANIMAL.
Synonyms:
animal, base, beastly, bestial, brutal, brute, brutish, carnal, coarse, ignorant, imbruted, insensible, lascivious, sensual, sottish, stolid, stupid, swinish, unintellectual, unspiritualAntonyms:
elevated, enlightened, exalted, grand, great, humane, intellectual, intelligent, noble, refined
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Princeton's WordNet
despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretchedadjective
morally reprehensible
"would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
Synonyms:
frightful, queasy, offensive, pitiable, pathetic, nauseating, piteous, loathsome, misfortunate, suffering, miserable, pitiful, hapless, horrible, worthless, unworthy, nauseous, slimy, undeserving, horrifying, atrocious, deplorable, sickening, ugly, woeful, noisome, wretched, poor, execrable, despicable, slimed, surlynauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vileadjective
causing or able to cause nausea
"a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
Synonyms:
noisome, fetid, nauseous, revolting, nauseating, unsavory, ugly, foul, repellent, dysphemistic, slimy, unsavoury, distasteful, offensive, anxious, sick, ill-scented, foetid, despicable, disgustful, stinking, disgusting, sickening, smelly, repelling, worthless, unquiet, foul-smelling, loathsome, sickish, nauseated, nervous, yucky, wicked, uneasy, skanky, funky, wretched, loathly, violative, unworthy, queasy, repellant
Editors Contribution
hellified
the accident was hellified. the outfit that girl was wearing was hellified. in urban lifestyle, it could mean it was good or bad, ( out of this world, sharp or offer). extreme.
Submitted by EJPraise on January 29, 2022
Dictionary of English Synonymes
vileadjective
Synonyms:
base, mean, low, despicable, contemptible, beggarly, grovelling, pitiful, ignoble, abject, scurvy, shabby, base-minded, foulvileadjective
vileadjective
Synonyms:
worthless, of poor quality, linsey-woolsey
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
vileadjective
Synonyms:
base, depraved, vicious, iniquitous, felonious, atrocious, outrageous, shameless, worthless, mean, despicable, contemptible, abject, scurvy, sordid, debased, ignoble, miserable, wretched
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List of paraphrases for "vile":
despicable, infamous, ignoble, cowardly, heinous, ghastly, abhorrent, abominable, odious, dastardly, villainous, disgusting, insufferable, evil, loathsome, contemptible
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VILE
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How to use vile in a sentence?
These vile attacks on refugee shelters ... it's unbearable.
To continue to hawk products emblazoned with this vile phrase puts the lives of Police Officers, and all law enforcement nationwide, at peril and risk.
Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile!
I thought that his views were vile, I thought they were odious, and I thought they clearly didn't reflect the views, I think, of most sensible people.
Antisemitism in any form is vile, unacceptable, and I condemn it in the strongest way possible. New York students should be learning and tested on real history, not ideological revisions. I urge Governor Hochul and Commissioner Rosa to act in the best interest of our students, it defies comprehension how such a blatant antisemitic question passed through the layers of approval process in our state’s education system, but unfortunately, it’s a reflection of the far-left anti-Israel ideology that is permeating our government.
Translations for vile
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- حقيرArabic
- vilCatalan, Valencian
- odporný, hnusnýCzech
- gemein, abscheulichGerman
- vilSpanish
- alhainen, katalaFinnish
- vilFrench
- viðbjóðslegur, andstyggilegurIcelandic
- ignobile, abietto, bassoItalian
- 卑しい, 汚い, 卑劣Japanese
- netikumisks, nekrietns, netikumīgs, zemisksLatvian
- долен, низок, омразенMacedonian
- verachtelijkDutch
- podłyPolish
- vilPortuguese
- мерзкий, низкий, подлый, гнусныйRussian
- இழிவானTamil
- alçakTurkish
- hèn hạVietnamese
- 惡劣Chinese
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