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- pronunciation:
- heI
nihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious.
He was responsible for heinous crimes such as the mass murders of innocent men, women, and children.- synonyms:
- abhorrent, abominable, atrocious, execrable, grievous, hellish, infernal, iniquitous, monstrous, reprehensible, villainous
- antonyms:
- admirable, laudable, praiseworthy, venial
- similar words:
- awful, bad, deplorable, despicable, detestable, devilish, diabolic, evil, flagitious, flagrant, ghastly, hideous, horrible, horrid, loathsome, nefarious, odious, opprobrious, outrageous, repugnant, satanic, shocking, sinful, sinister, vicious, wicked, wrongful
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| related words: |
foul, hateful, reprehensible, terrible, vile |
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| derivations: |
heinously (adv.), heinousness (n.) |
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