Thesaurus
Synonyms & Antonyms of nastiness
1
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm
- there was a natural nastiness about him that was evident from the time he was a small child
Synonyms for nastiness
Words Related to nastiness
Near Antonyms for nastiness
2
the quality or state of being obscene
- the nastiness of the graffiti required that the school remove it immediately
Synonyms for nastiness
Words Related to nastiness
Near Antonyms for nastiness
3
the state or quality of being dirty
- the piles of rotting food in the kitchen were only one element in the apartment's general impression of appalling nastiness
Synonyms for nastiness
Words Related to nastiness
Near Antonyms for nastiness
Antonyms for nastiness
Keep scrolling for more
Learn More About nastiness
Cite this Entry
“Nastiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nastiness. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.
Style: MLA
MLA
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Test Your Vocabulary
Dog Words Quiz
-
- Which of the following animals has a dog in its etymology?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
Share nastiness