flagitious

Examples

• All

• I wish there were some way to help these miserable, flagitious, eccentric dodos.

  Blog text (21)

• "We have very great reason to believe it was chiefly by this gentleman, Mr. McNish, and his practices that was the occasion of the late riot committed here, a riot so very flagitious that it nearly bordered upon rebellion," the magistrates continued, referring to the confrontation at Bull's house.

  Academic text (1990)

• His flagitious actions shocked everyone and revealed his true character.

• The corrupt official was found guilty of flagitious misconduct during his time in office.

• The documentary exposed the flagitious practices of the illegal trade that harmed countless lives.

Synonyms

E

evil

vsflagitious

∞ 1.2

Being very bad and morally wrong, often causing harm to others

stresses extreme moral shock and serious wrongdoing beyond ordinary wrongs

W

wicked

vsflagitious

149 4.6

A person or action that is very bad and cruel

is more extreme and often implies criminal or shocking acts

H

heinous

vsflagitious

• Formal

92 9.0

Extremely cruel and shocking

covers the same shocking wickedness and also stresses criminality

C

criminal

vsflagitious

90 3.7

Very wrong and deserving strong blame

is stronger, stressing shocking moral wrongs beyond legal blame

V

vicious

vsflagitious

71 4.9

Morally wrong or deserving strong criticism

is harsher, indicating extreme wickedness rather than general wrongness

E

egregious

vsflagitious

58 8.9

Very bad and obvious in a way that shocks people

is about extreme moral evil rather than mere obviousness

D

depraved

vsflagitious

• Formal

48 7.8

Very bad and cruel in the way someone behaves

focuses more on the shocking criminal or evil action itself

N

nefarious

vsflagitious

• Formal

47 8.8

Very bad and illegal, done to harm people

is broader, stressing shocking moral badness beyond sneaky plots

D

diabolical

vsflagitious

44 8.2

Very evil and cruel, like a devil

covers that extreme wrongdoing but in general moral terms

M

monstrous

vsflagitious

27 7.3

Very cruel and shocking, causing strong fear

shares extreme moral shock but less focus on horror visuals

F

flagrant

vsflagitious

• Formal

24 7.0

Obvious and very bad in a way that shocks people

is similar but stresses deep moral evil rather than visibility

M

malevolent

vsflagitious

22 8.0

Wanting to harm others

is about the shocking harmful acts themselves, not just intent

U

ungodly

vsflagitious

21 7.2

Morally wrong because it goes against religious rules

is secular and stresses shocking criminal or moral wickedness

O

odious

vsflagitious

• Formal

20 8.2

Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel strong dislike

is more about shocking criminal wickedness than mere dislike

D

dastardly

vsflagitious

• Archaic

17 8.4

A person who is very cruel and cowardly, often betraying others secretly

is broader, covering extreme evil without the cowardly nuance

V

villainous

vsflagitious

14 7.3

Very bad and cruel, often hurting other people

is similarly extreme but not tied to a storybook villain image

A

atrocious

vsflagitious

12 7.6

Very cruel and shocking, causing great pain and fear

is similar but centres on moral wickedness rather than gore

F

fiendish

vsflagitious

10 7.9

Being very cruel and evil and making others suffer

is the same deep wrongness but stated more neutrally

P

putrid

vsflagitious

• Offensive

5 8.3

Having very bad character and doing dishonest things

describes the same extreme moral wrong but as acts rather than rot

I

iniquitous

vsflagitious

• Formal

2 9.8

Very unfair and wrong in a way that harms people

is similar but adds the sense of criminal shock

Antonyms

G

good

∞ 1.0

Behaving in a kind and honest way

V

virtuous

35 4.3

Being morally good and doing what is right

How Wicked

heinous

• Formal

92 9.0

flagitious

• Archaic

1 9.9

evil

∞ 1.2

immoral

144 4.6

bad

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology