Vicious
Antonyms of VICIOUS
- respectable, forgiving, helpful, gentle, correct, thoughtful, wholesome, chaste, lawful, guiltless, altruistic, law-abiding, squeaky-clean, legitimate, weak, upstanding, moral, permitted, honorable, nocturnal, lenient, incorruptible, commendable, reputable, compliant, innocent, glorious, worthy, pure, immaculate, sympathetic, endorsed, submissive, seemly, perfect, decreased, pitying, hearty, light, pleasant, moderated, eased, unaggressive, upright, tame, peaceable, humanitarian, kind, good, friendly, loving, proper, encouraged, philanthropic, clement, amicable, obliging, genial, authorized, licensed, human, nice, moderate, feeble, cordial, permissible, irreproachable, qualified, shallow, gracious, decorous, cultured, amorous, agreeable, lily-white, exemplary, congenial, complaisant, uncorrupted, peaceful, nightly, white, companionable, supported, just, blameless, merciful, sweet, benign, amiable, subdued, superficial, venerable, lessened, meritorious, civilized, spotless, decent, respected, approved, right, affable, affectionate, alleviated, comradely, pacific, toned, inoffensive, reduced, virtuous, unerring, calm, charitable, high-minded, diminished, creditable, esteemed, mild, high, soft, warm, sanctioned, unobjectionable.
Examples of usage:
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Coming to a cross- road, he sprang from his horse and struck him a vicious blow which sent him galloping wildly down the road. "Raiding with Morgan" by Byron A. Dunn
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Man is a social being, loves society, and, rather than spend his life in solitude, will seek the converse of the vicious. "Twenty-Four Short Sermons On The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation" by John Bovee Dods
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They seemed to have followed a vicious circle. "The Wrong Twin" by Harry Leon Wilson
