Synonyms & related words for vicious

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of vicious — including brutal, cruel, savage, evil, barbarous, venomous. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to vicious

Explore words related to vicious — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include roughshod, viced, cattish, viciousness, boarish, viciously, deplorable, remorseless. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for vicious

Common synonyms for vicious include brutal, cruel, savage, evil, barbarous, venomous, ruthless, reprehensible — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does vicious come from?

The word vicious breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root vic-, from Latin vitium (“fault, defect”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.