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The synonyms of “Nasty” are: awful, tight, filthy, foul, cruddy, smutty, unpleasant, disagreeable, disgusting, distasteful, dreadful, horrible, terrible, vile, abominable, frightful, loathsome, revolting, repulsive, odious, sickening, nauseating, nauseous, repellent, repugnant, horrendous, hideous, appalling, atrocious, offensive, objectionable, obnoxious, unpalatable, unsavoury, unappetizing, off-putting, uninviting, dirty, squalid, serious, dangerous, bad, critical, severe, grave, alarming, worrying, concerning, inclement, hateful, detestable, abhorrent, despicable, contemptible, reprehensible, execrable, damnable, unkind, unfriendly, inconsiderate, uncharitable, rude, churlish, spiteful, malicious, mean, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, bad-tempered, hostile, vicious, malevolent, evil-minded, surly, poisonous, venomous, vindictive, malign, malignant, cantankerous, hurtful, cruel, wounding, abusive, annoying, irritating, infuriating, unwelcome, unfortunate, maddening, exasperating, irksome, vexing, vexatious, toxic, deadly, virulent
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “nasty” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| abhorrent | Offensive to the mind. Racism was abhorrent to us all. |
| abominable | Exceptionally bad or displeasing. The uprising was suppressed with abominable cruelty. |
| abusive | Expressing offensive reproach. Abusive parents. |
| alarming | Frightening because of an awareness of danger. Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate. |
| annoying | Causing irritation or annoyance. Tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork. |
| appalling | Causing shock or dismay; horrific. Appalling conditions. |
| atrocious | Exceptionally bad or displeasing. Atrocious taste. |
| awful | Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder. An awful voice. |
| bad | Feeling physical discomfort or pain tough is occasionally used colloquially for bad. Bad luck. |
| bad-tempered | Annoyed and irritable. |
| cantankerous | Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate- Spectator. A cantankerous and venomous tongued old lady. |
| churlish | Having a bad disposition; surly. Churlish as a bear. |
| concerning | Causing anxiety; worrying. A concerning breach of security. |
| contemptible | Deserving of contempt or scorn. A display of contemptible cowardice. |
| critical | Expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements. A critical reading. |
| cruddy | Characterized by obscenity. |
| cruel | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. The winters are long hard and cruel. |
| damnable | Subject to or worthy of divine condemnation. Her damnable pride. |
| dangerous | Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm. A dangerous criminal. |
| deadly | Extremely accurate, effective, or skilful. A series of deadly attacks. |
| despicable | Morally reprehensible. Would do something as despicable as murder. |
| detestable | Unequivocally detestable. I found the film s violence detestable. |
| disagreeable | Not agreeing with your tastes or expectations. A disagreeable thought. |
| disgusting | Arousing revulsion or strong indignation. I think the decision is disgusting. |
| distasteful | Not pleasing in odor or taste. Distasteful language. |
| dreadful | Causing fear or dread or terror. You re a dreadful flirt. |
| evil-minded | Having evil thoughts or intentions. |
| exasperating | Making worse. His cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating. |
| execrable | Unequivocally detestable. Execrable cheap wine. |
| filthy | Disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter. Filthy language. |
| foul | Not hit between the foul lines. Foul swampy water. |
| frightful | Provoking horror. There s been a most frightful accident. |
| grave | Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought. A grave situation. |
| hateful | Arousing, deserving of, or filled with hatred. No vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude. |
| hideous | Extremely unpleasant. Hideous lizard like creatures. |
| horrendous | Extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible. She suffered horrendous injuries. |
| horrible | Very unpleasant. War is beyond all words horrible. |
| hostile | Showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly. A hostile remark. |
| hurtful | Harmful to living things. Her hurtful unconsidered words. |
| ill-humoured | Brusque and surly and forbidding. |
| ill-natured | Having an irritable and unpleasant disposition. |
| ill-tempered | Annoyed and irritable. |
| inclement | (of weather or climate) severe. Walkers should be prepared for inclement weather. |
| inconsiderate | Lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others. Shockingly inconsiderate behavior. |
| infuriating | Extremely annoying or displeasing. That infuriating half smile on his face. |
| irksome | So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. What an irksome task the writing of long letters is. |
| irritating | Causing irritation to a body part. An irritating child. |
| loathsome | Causing or able to cause nausea. A loathsome disease. |
| maddening | Extremely annoying or displeasing. The ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening. |
| malevolent | Having or showing a wish to do evil to others. Malevolent stars. |
| malicious | Characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm. Malicious gossip. |
| malign | Having or exerting a malignant influence. Prompted by malign motives. |
| malignant | Evil in nature or effect; malevolent. In the hands of malignant fate. |
| mean | Characterized by malice. The mean annual rainfall. |
| nauseating | Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust; disgusting. The stench was nauseating. |
| nauseous | Causing or able to cause nausea. The smell was nauseous. |
| objectionable | Arousing distaste or opposition; unpleasant or offensive. Found the politician s views objectionable. |
| obnoxious | Extremely unpleasant. Obnoxious odours. |
| odious | Unequivocally detestable. Consequences odious to those you govern. |
| off-putting | Tending to repel- Elizabeth Hess. |
| offensive | Morally offensive. Considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity. |
| poisonous | Extremely unpleasant or malicious. Poisonous hate. |
| repellent | Serving or tending to repel. The idea of eating meat is repellent to me. |
| reprehensible | Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure. His complacency and reprehensible laxity. |
| repugnant | Extremely distasteful; unacceptable. Cannibalism seems repugnant to us. |
| repulsive | Relating to repulsion between physical objects. A repulsive smell. |
| revolting | Causing intense disgust; disgusting. There was a revolting smell that lingered in the air. |
| rude | Belonging to an early stage of technical development characterized by simplicity and often crudeness. She had been rude to her boss. |
| serious | Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm. Her face grew serious. |
| severe | Severely simple. The damage is not too severe. |
| sickening | Causing great annoyance or disappointment. She hit the ground with a sickening thud. |
| spiteful | Showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite. A truly spiteful child. |
| squalid | Showing or involving a contemptible lack of moral standards. The squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal. |
| surly | Inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace. A surly waiter. |
| terrible | Exceptionally bad or displeasing. The stranger gave a terrible smile. |
| tight | Pulled or drawn tight. She released her tight hold on the dog. |
| toxic | Denoting securities that are based on toxic debt and for which there is not a healthy or functioning market. The dumping of toxic waste. |
| unappetizing | Not appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste. One of the unappetizing features of politics. |
| uncharitable | (of a person’s behaviour or attitude towards others) unkind; unsympathetic. All pious words and uncharitable deeds. |
| unfortunate | Not indicating a good chance of success; inauspicious. There d been an unfortunate accident. |
| unfriendly | Not friendly. She shot him an unfriendly glance. |
| uninviting | (especially of a place or prospect) not attractive. The house was dark and uninviting. |
| unkind | Deficient in humane and kindly feelings. You were terribly unkind to her. |
| unpalatable | Not pleasant to taste. Scraps of unpalatable food. |
| unpleasant | Disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings. When drunk he could become very unpleasant. |
| unsavoury | Morally offensive. They looked at the scanty unsavoury portions of food doled out to them. |
| unwelcome | Not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure. Unwelcome interruptions. |
| venomous | Marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful. The critics weren t just harsh they were venomous. |
| vexatious | Denoting an action or the bringer of an action that is brought without sufficient grounds for winning, purely to cause annoyance to the defendant. A frivolous or vexatious litigant. |
| vexing | Causing irritation or annoyance. It is vexing to have to admit you are wrong. |
| vicious | Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. Every soul on earth virtuous or vicious shall perish. |
| vile | Extremely unpleasant. As vile a rogue as ever lived. |
| vindictive | Having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge. The criticism was both vindictive and personalized. |
| virulent | Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom. The poison is so virulent that it kills a fish instantly. |
| worrying | Causing anxiety about actual or potential problems; alarming. A worrying health risk. |
| wounding | Causing physical or especially psychological injury. Most wounding to her was the loss of her independence. |
| abominable | Exceptionally bad or displeasing. What an abominable mess. |
| atrocious | Shockingly brutal or cruel. An atrocious automobile accident. |
| awful | Awfully very. You look awful you should go and lie down. |
| boy | A youthful male person. A four year old boy. |
| disgusting | Arousing revulsion or strong indignation. He had the most disgusting rotten teeth. |
| dreadful | (of a person) unwell or troubled. You re a dreadful flirt. |
| fearsome | Frightening, especially in appearance. The cat mewed displaying a fearsome set of teeth. |
| filthy | Disgustingly dirty. As filthy as a pigsty. |
| foul | Make foul or dirty pollute. Foul language. |
| frightening | Making someone afraid or anxious; terrifying. A frightening experience. |
| frightful | Provoking horror- Winston Churchill. A frightful mistake. |
| ghastly | Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror. She had sobered up but she felt ghastly. |
| grimy | Covered with or characterized by grime. The grimy industrial city. |
| horrible | Provoking horror- Winston Churchill. The tea tasted horrible. |
| horrific | Causing fear or dread or terror. Horrific conditions in the mining industry. |
| horrifying | Causing horror; extremely shocking. A horrifying incident. |
| mischievous | Naughtily or annoyingly playful. A mischievous allegation for which there is not a shred of evidence. |
| naughty | Suggestive of sexual impropriety. A naughty boy. |
| playful | Giving or expressing pleasure and amusement. He gave me a playful punch on the arm. |
| puckish | Naughtily or annoyingly playful. A puckish sense of humour. |
| ragged | Having an irregular or uneven surface, edge, or outline. A ragged coastline. |
| rampant | Unrestrained in action or performance. A rich soil soon becomes home to rampant weeds. |
| risque | Suggestive of sexual impropriety. A risque story. |
| spank | Give a spanking to subject to a spanking. When his father caught him he got a spank. |
| terrible | Intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality. The stranger gave a terrible smile. |
| unclean | Dirty. Unclean thoughts. |
| unsightly | Unpleasant to look at. An unsightly rubbish tip. |
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