What is another word for nastier?

Pronunciation: [nˈastɪə] (IPA)

When you want to describe someone or something that is unpleasant, nasty, or wicked, you can use the word "nastier". However, if you are looking for different words that can convey the same meaning, you may consider using synonyms such as "dreadful", "vile", "abhorrent", "repugnant", "disgusting", "revolting", "odious", "appalling", "horrible", or "detestable". All of these words imply that someone or something is highly distasteful, offensive, or repulsive, and they are often used to express feelings of disgust or strong disapproval. So, whether you want to spice up your writing or express your disdain, these synonyms for "nastier" can be quite useful.

Usage examples for Nastier

I'll throw them all away, and be nastier than you all-yes, much nastier-if you will make me a schoolroom girl.
"Girls of the Forest"
L. T. Meade
It's dirtier, nastier, and meaner lookin than ever.
"Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia"
Seba Smith
I didn't know but what she was saying something even nastier than that."
"Dixie Hart"
Will N. Harben

Famous quotes with Nastier

  • I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press.
    Paddy Ashdown
  • I told her I could not believe in her movement because it did not promise anything for the future except freedom from the tyranny of the past. I told her that what little philosophy I’d detected driving the movement totally ignored human nature. That if the Rebels ever did manage to topple the empire, whatever replaced it would be worse. That was the lesson of history. New regimes, to make sure they survived, were always nastier than the ones before them.
    Glen Cook
  • I do not think I had ever seen a nastier-looking man.... Under the black hat, when I had first seen them, the eyes had been those of an unsuccessful rapist.
    Ernest Hemingway
  • In their last ditch, the royalists object that this all too bloodless and practical; that people need and want the element of magic and fantasy. Nobody wants life to be charmless. But the element of fantasy and magic is as primitive as it is authentic, and there are good reasons why . When orchestrated and distributed in that way, it leads to disappointment and rancour, and can lead to the enthronement of sillier or nastier idols.
    Christopher Hitchens

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