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nasty
Synonyms and Antonyms of nasty
- Fortunately, the story's 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 video game 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
acceptable, agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, blessed (also blest), desirable, enjoyable, felicitous, gratifying, heavenly, inviting, likable (or likeable), luscious, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, savory (also savoury), sweet, welcome
- a nasty cut on my lip
- a movie with nasty dialogue
broad, coarse-grained, gamy (or gamey), off, off-color (or off-colored), racy, risqué, salacious, salty, suggestive
immodest, indecorous, indelicate, low, unbecoming
depraved, kinky, naughty, perverse, perverted, wicked
exceptionable, objectionable, unacceptable, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome
abhorrent, debasing, disgusting, loathsome, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting
priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, staid, straitlaced (or straightlaced), Victorian
correct, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemly
- posted nasty comments 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.
- 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, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, invidious, loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, obnoxious, obscene, odious, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, seamy, shocking, sick, sickening, ugly, vile, villainous
- She had the nasty sense that she'd made a mistake somewhere.
daunting, demoralizing, discomfiting, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, dispiriting
alarming, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, frightful, ghastly, hair-raising, horrendous, horrible, horrifying, intimidating, scary, shocking, terrible, terrifying
- A nasty hit got the hockey player suspended.
below the belt
- That was a nasty trick to play on people who were so trusting.
base, contemptible, 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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