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Antonyms for wicked
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : wik-id |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪk ɪd |
Definition of wicked
Origin :- late 13c., earlier wick (12c.), apparently an adjectival use of Old English wicca "wizard" (see wicca). For evolution, cf. wretched from wretch. Slang ironic sense of "wonderful" first attested 1920, in F. Scott Fitzgerald.
- adj corrupt, bad
- adj destructive, troublesome
- adj expert
- Such conduct is as wicked and dangerous to the state as any that can be conceived.
- Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part III] » by Benedict of Spinoza
- She could be fierce and wicked; she is ignorant and bitter about many things; I am afraid for her.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- These can be acquired only by "mixing with the world," no matter how wicked the world is.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- "The wicked part is that I want to go with him," she finished.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- In that sweet instant, call it wicked or not, I was glad that Darmstetter was dead!
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- The industrious and thrifty would be at the mercy of the lazy and wicked.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- Oh, I was wicked, wicked; but I was afraid of her, always—you know.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- If he is wicked and she can sort of make him over, like an old dress, she revels in the process.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- The "wicked uncle" then ascended the throne, or its equivalent.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- He was as wicked as most of the race, fierce, violent, and voluptuous.
- Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
Synonyms for wicked
- abandoned
- able
- abominable
- acute
- adept
- adroit
- agonizing
- amoral
- arch
- atrocious
- au fait
- awful
- bad news
- barbarous
- base
- bothersome
- capable
- chancy
- clever
- competent
- contemptible
- crashing
- dangerous
- debased
- deft
- degenerate
- depraved
- devilish
- difficult
- dissolute
- distressing
- dreadful
- egregious
- evil
- fearful
- fiendish
- fierce
- flagitious
- foul
- galling
- good
- gross
- guilty
- harmful
- hazardous
- heartless
- heinous
- immoral
- impious
- impish
- incorrigible
- indecent
- iniquitous
- injurious
- intense
- irreligious
- low-down
- masterly
- mean
- mighty
- mischievous
- nasty
- naughty
- nefarious
- offensive
- outrageous
- outstanding
- painful
- perilous
- pesky
- powerful
- pretty
- profane
- qualified
- reprobate
- risky
- rotten
- scandalous
- severe
- shameful
- shameless
- sinful
- skillful
- strong
- terrible
- treacherous
- troublous
- trying
- ugly
- uncivilized
- unconscionable
- unethical
- ungodly
- unhealthy
- unholy
- unpleasant
- unprincipled
- unrighteous
- unsound
- vexatious
- vicious
- vile
- villainous
- wayward
- worthless
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