1
as in evil
not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable
a vile plot to murder their political enemies
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2
as in nasty
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency
a vile trick to play on someone
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3
as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
an outfit with a truly vile combination of colors
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Recent Examples of vile
The imitation Punisher logo on Cole’s bullet was no act of flattery, but the most vile of insults.
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Fans, some of them little kids parroting what their parents were saying, called him vile names.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
As previously reported by PEOPLE, alongside receiving vile and sexist messages after her phone number was posted online, the freshman was forced to relocate to emergency housing and switch to online classes to avoid vulgar in-person comments and people taking photographs of her.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
McCarthy handles these turns well, especially when other cisgender heterosexual boys try to enact the same plan with more vile intentions.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Fans, some of them little kids parroting what their parents were saying, called him vile names.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
As previously reported by PEOPLE, alongside receiving vile and sexist messages after her phone number was posted online, the freshman was forced to relocate to emergency housing and switch to online classes to avoid vulgar in-person comments and people taking photographs of her.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
McCarthy handles these turns well, especially when other cisgender heterosexual boys try to enact the same plan with more vile intentions.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vile
Adjective
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Will the company itself go rogue and opt to use AGI for evil deeds?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was brilliant (35 points), and the Thunder defense was nasty.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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But Laxe’s cadence of death is nasty and arbitrary and delightful.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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The series between the Warriors and the Rockets was slow, low scoring, and ugly—which is exactly how the younger, less experienced Rockets wanted it.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
11 May 2025
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This wasn’t the first time Green was subjected to ugly behavior from opposing fans.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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Altering Medicaid in any way that decreases services, decreases funding to the states, or builds roadblocks to care is immoral and against Christian values.—
Dr. James W. Cox-Chapman,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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Under him, juvenile justice is unjust, and the department has been spending in ways that are immoral and not proper accounting or spending of taxes.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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No filmmaker loves the dirty old town that is New York more than Spike Lee.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
20 May 2025
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Here are just a few of the ways seasoned travelers use a pillowcase on the go: Laundry bag: Keep sweaty clothes or dirty socks separate from the rest of your stuff—no need for plastic grocery bags or hotel laundry sacks.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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At dinnertime, the restaurant is busy, but not slammed; the crowd seems to be largely made up of people with beautiful hair and compellingly hideous shoes.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2025
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Within the span of a few days, an innocuous speck can turn a loaf of bread from prime sandwich material into a hideous mass of blue-green fuzz—an appetite-killing sight if ever there was one.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Two waste companies denied unlawful dumping, with one saying state law allows compostable material to be disposed on farmland and other properties for beneficial use.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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The vehicle eventually leaves the area after the Worcester Police Department arrived and declared an unlawful assembly, threatening arrest.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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Scheifele’s emotional and inspirational decision to play mere hours after his father’s unexpected death — to play for his dad, to play because of his dad — ended in cruel fashion, with Scheifele helpless in the penalty box.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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At first the program seems to be benign, but Hayakawa’s film steadily reveals how the policy thrives on the cruel capitalist tenet that people are disposable.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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“Vile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vile. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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