Thesaurus
nasty
Synonyms and Antonyms of nasty
- fortunately, the storyʼs nasty characters are balanced by some truly good people
abhorrent, abominable, condemnable, detestable, execrable, hateful, loathsome, odious
disgusting, reptilian, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, revulsive
discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, ignominious, shameful
base, ignoble, low, shabby, sordid, squalid, vile
- a nasty horror movie that was so violent that I could hardly watch the opening scenes
abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, disgusting, distasteful, dreadful, evil, foul, fulsome, gross, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, obscene, odious, offensive, rancid, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, shocking, sickening, ugly
brackish, disagreeable, dislikable (also dislikeable), unpleasant
contemptible, despicable, detestable, hard, hateful
unhealthy, unsavory, unwholesome
atrocious, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome (also grewsome), heinous, horrendous, horrific, horrifying, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nightmarish, shocking, sick, sickish, sickly, terrible, unspeakable, vile
off-putting, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome
acceptable, agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, blessed (also blest), congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, desirable, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, gratifying, heavenly, inviting, likable (or likeable), luscious, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, savory (also savoury), sweet, welcome
unexceptionable, unobjectionable
healthful, healthy, restorative, salubrious, salutary, wholesome
- a nasty cut on my lip
- nasty magazines that are not sold to minors
broad, coarse-grained, gamy (or gamey), off, off-color (or off-colored), racy, risqué, salacious, salty, suggestive
barnyard, earthy, scatological
immodest, indecorous, indelicate, low, unbecoming
depraved, kinky, louche, naughty, perverse, perverted, wicked
exceptionable, objectionable, unacceptable, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome
abhorrent, debasing, disgusting, loathsome, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting
distasteful, obnoxious, unpleasant
priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, staid, straitlaced (or straightlaced), Victorian
correct, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemly
acceptable, agreeable, desirable, pleasant, pleasing, welcome
appropriate, becoming, fit, meet, suitable
immaculate, perfect, pure, spotless, virginal
approved, endorsed (also indorsed), sanctioned
- nasty comments that trolls left on the website
compassionate, good, good-hearted, kind, kindhearted, kindly, sympathetic, warm, warmhearted
affable, agreeable, amiable, cordial, friendly, genial, gracious, nice, pleasant
affectionate, amorous, sweet, tender, tenderhearted
altruistic, high-minded, humanitarian, magnanimous, noble, philanthropic (also philanthropical)
- bring your raincoat, as the weather's supposed to be nasty
- it's incredibly nasty inside that garbage bin, so stay away from there
contaminated, defiled, germy, impure, polluted, tainted
insanitary, uncleaned, unsanitary, unsterile, unsterilized, unwashed
chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disarrayed, disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, jumbled, littered, messed, messy, muddled, mussed, mussy, rumpled, scruffy, sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy
raunchy, scuzzy [slang], shabby, skanky [slang], sleazy, squalid
collied [chiefly British dialect], crocked [dialect], fuliginous, sooty
- the smell of those old leftovers is downright nasty
bad, bitter, disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, harsh, icky, rotten, sour, uncongenial, unlovely, unpalatable, unpleasant, unpleasing, unsavory, unwelcome, wicked, yucky (also yukky)
abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, beastly, bilious, disgusting, dreadful, foul, ghastly, gnarly [slang], god-awful, gross, hateful, hellish, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, invidious, loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, obnoxious, obscene, odious, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, revulsive, scandalous, seamy, shocking, sick, sickening, ugly, unholy, vile, villainous
aggravating, annoying, galling, irritating, vexing
crappy [slang], cruddy, crummy (also crumby), lousy, miserable, sucky [slang], wretched
- she had the nasty sense that she'd made a mistake somewhere
daunting, demoralizing, discomfiting, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, dispiriting
harassing, persecutive, persecutory
alarming, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, frightful, ghastly, hair-raising, horrendous, horrible, horrifying, intimidating, scary, shocking, terrible, terrifying
calming, quieting, settling, soothing
comforting, consoling, dreamy, inviting, lulling, narcotic, pacifying, relaxing, sedative, tranquilizing (also tranquillizing)
- a nasty hit got the hockey player suspended
- that was a nasty trick to play on people who were so trusting
base, contemptible, currish, despicable, detestable, dirty, dishonorable, execrable, ignoble, ignominious, low, low-down, low-minded, mean, paltry, snide, sordid, vile, wretched
- given the high-ranking people involved, it will be a nasty job to hammer out a compromise
Synonym Discussion of nasty
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- a dirty littered street
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- a stained greasy floor, utterly filthy
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- a foul-smelling open sewer
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- it's a nasty job to clean up after a sick cat
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- had a nasty fall
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- his answer gave her a nasty shock
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- squalid slums
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- don't ask me to do your dirty work
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- filthy street language
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- a foul story of lust and greed
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- a stand-up comedian known for nasty humor
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- engaged in a series of squalid affairs
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