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Nefarious means flagrantly wicked or impious, from the Latin nefarius and nefas, meaning "crime." It is a synonym of vicious, villainous, and iniquitous. See examples of nefarious in a sentence, synonyms, etymology, and history of the word.
Nefarious means morally bad, especially of activities. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences, and find synonyms and related words in the Cambridge Dictionary.
Nefarious means extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous. It comes from Latin nefārius, meaning "offense against divine or moral law". See how to use nefarious in a sentence and find synonyms, antonyms, and related words.
Nefarious means morally bad, especially of activities. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences, and see synonyms and related words.
Find 164 words that mean evil, unlawful, immoral, or vicious, and their opposites, in this online thesaurus. Learn how to use nefarious and its synonyms in different contexts and examples.
- How does the adjective 'nefarious' differ from other similar words?Some common synonyms of nefarious are corrupt, degenerate, iniquitous, vicious, and villainous. While all these words mean "highly reprehensible or...
- Where would 'corrupt' be a reasonable alternative to 'nefarious'?While in some cases nearly identical to nefarious, corrupt stresses a loss of moral integrity or probity causing betrayal of principle or sworn obl...
- When could 'degenerate' be used to replace 'nefarious'?In some situations, the words degenerate and nefarious are roughly equivalent. However, degenerate suggests having sunk to an especially vicious or...
- When can 'iniquitous' be used instead of 'nefarious'?The words iniquitous and nefarious are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, iniquitous implies absence of all signs of justice or fairn...
- When might 'vicious' be a better fit than 'nefarious'?The meanings of vicious and nefarious largely overlap; however, vicious may directly oppose virtuous in implying moral depravity, or may connote ma...
- When would 'villainous' be a good substitute for 'nefarious'?While the synonyms villainous and nefarious are close in meaning, villainous applies to any evil, depraved, or vile conduct or characteristic. // a...
Describe a person's actions as nefarious if they are evil or wicked. Batman and Superman are always fighting evildoers and stopping their nefarious plots. Nefarious comes from the Latin nefas "crime, impiety." If something is nefarious, it is criminal, evil, malicious and wicked.
Nefarious means criminal or extremely bad. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app and website.
