nasty

The word “nasty” has 2 syllables: nas-ty

It's pronounced as /ˈnæsti/

What is synonym and antonym for nasty?

In the thesaurus, “nasty” has 491 synonyms and 240 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for nasty along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for nasty

X-rated
abhorrent
abominable
abstract
abstruse
abusive
aching
achy
acrid
acrimonious
afflictive
aggravating
agonizing
alarming
annoying
appalling
atrocious
awful
bad
baleful
baneful
barbarous
barnyard
base
bawdy
beastly
bedraggled
befouled
begrimed
below the belt
bemired
besmirched
bilious
bitchy
bitter
black
blackened
blamable
blameworthy
bleak
bleeding
blowy
blue
blustering
blustery
brackish
breezy
broad
burdensome
burning
catchy
catty
caustic
censurable
chafing
chaotic
cheap
chilling
cloudy
cluttered
coarse
coarse-grained
collied
complex
complicated
condemnable
confused
contaminated
contemptible
contemptuous
corrupt
cowardly
cramping
crappy
craven
critical
crocked
cruddy
crude
cruel
crumby
crummy
currish
damaging
dastardly
daunting
debased
debasing
debauched
defiled
degenerate
deleterious
delicate
demanding
demoralizing
deplorable
depraved
deprecating
derogatory
despicable
despiteful
detestable
detrimental
devious
difficult
dingy
dire
direful
dirty
disagreeable
disarranged
disarrayed
discomfiting
discomforting
discommoding
discomposing
disconcerting
discouraging
discreditable
disdainful
disgraceful
disgusting
disheartening
disheveled
dishevelled
dishonorable
dislikable
dislikeable
dismaying
disordered
disparaging
dispiriting
displeasing
disquieting
disreputable
dissolute
distasteful
distressing
disturbing
dodgy
down and dirty
draggled
dread
dreadful
dusty
earthy
enflamed
envious
evil
exacting
exceptionable
excruciating
execrable
exhausting
fearful
fearsome
festering
fierce
filthy
foggy
forbidding
formidable
foul
frightening
frightful
fuliginous
fulsome
galling
gamey
gamy
germy
ghastly
gnarly
god-awful
greasy
grewsome
grievous
grim
grimy
grisly
gross
grotty
grubby
gruesome
grungy
gunky
gusty
gutter
hair-raising
hairy
harassing
hard
hard-core
harmful
harsh
hateful
hazy
heinous
hellish
hideous
horrendous
horrible
horrid
horrific
horrifying
hostile
hurtful
hurting
icky
ignoble
ignominious
illegal
immodest
immoral
importunate
improper
impure
inclement
inconvenient
indecent
indecorous
indelicate
infamous
inflamed
inimical
iniquitous
injurious
insanitary
intimidating
intricate
invidious
involved
irritating
itching
jaundiced
jealous
jumbled
kinky
knotty
lame
lascivious
lewd
licentious
littered
loathsome
locker-room
louche
lousy
low
low-down
low-minded
lurid
macabre
malevolent
malicious
malign
malignant
malodorous
mean
mean-spirited
mephitic
messed
messy
miscreant
miserable
misty
monstrous
mucky
muddled
muddy
murderous
murky
mussed
mussy
nagging
naughty
nauseating
nauseous
nightmarish
noisome
noxious
objectionable
obnoxious
obscene
odious
off
off-color
off-colored
off-putting
offensive
onerous
oppressive
opprobrious
ornery
outrageous
overcast
painful
paltry
pernicious
persecutive
persecutory
perturbing
perverse
perverted
pinching
pitiable
pitiful
poison
poisonous
polluted
pornographic
porny
pricking
prickling
prickly
problem
problematic
problematical
profane
racy
rainy
rancid
rancorous
ratty
raunchy
raw
recondite
repellant
repellent
reprehensible
reproachable
reptilian
repugnant
repulsive
resentful
revolting
revulsive
ribald
rotten
rough
rumpled
ruthless
salacious
salty
sarcastic
scabby
scabrous
scandalous
scary
scathing
scatological
scornful
scoundrelly
scruffy
scummy
scurrilous
scurvy
scuzzy
seamy
sensitive
serious
severe
shabby
shameful
shocking
sick
sickening
sickish
sickly
skanky
sleazy
sloppy
slovenly
smarting
smudged
smutty
snakelike
sneaking
snide
snotty
snowy
soft
soft-core
soiled
sooty
sordid
sore
sorry
soupy
sour
spiny
spiteful
squalid
squally
stag
stained
sticky
stinging
stinking
stormy
stressful
stubborn
sucky
suggestive
sullied
sunless
swollen
tainted
tempestuous
tender
terrible
terrifying
thorny
threatening
ticklish
torturous
touchy
tough
trashy
tricksy
tricky
troublesome
troubling
troublous
turbulent
ugly
unacceptable
unappetizing
unbecoming
unchivalrous
unchristian
uncivilized
unclean
uncleaned
uncleanly
uncongenial
undesirable
unethical
unfair
ungentlemanly
ungodly
unhealthy
unholy
unjust
unkempt
unkind
unkindly
unlovely
unloving
unpalatable
unpleasant
unpleasing
unprincipled
unprintable
unrighteous
unsanitary
unsavory
unscrupulous
unseemly
unsettling
unspeakable
unsportsmanlike
unsterile
unsterilized
untidy
unwanted
unwashed
unwelcome
unwholesome
unworthy
upsetting
venomous
vexatious
vexing
vicious
vile
villainous
vindictive
virulent
vitriolic
vulgar
wanton
wicked
windblown
windswept
worrisome
wounding
wretched
wrong
yucky
yukky

Antonyms for nasty

G-rated
Victorian
acceptable
admirable
affable
affectionate
agreeable
aiding
alluring
altruistic
amiable
amorous
appealing
appropriate
approved
assisting
attractive
balmy
becoming
beneficial
benevolent
benign
benignant
blameless
bleached
blessed
blest
bright
calm
calming
charming
cheery
clean
cleaned
cleanly
cleansed
clear
clement
cloudless
combed
comforting
commendable
compassionate
congenial
considerate
consoling
cordial
correct
creditable
curative
darling
decent
decorous
delectable
delicious
delightful
delightsome
desirable
dreamy
dulcet
easy
effortless
endorsed
enjoyable
ethical
excellent
exemplary
facile
fair
felicitous
fit
flawless
friendly
genial
genteel
gentle
giving
good
good-hearted
gracious
grateful
gratifying
great
groomed
guiltless
halcyon
happy
healing
healthful
healthy
heavenly
helpful
helping
high
high-minded
honest
honorable
humane
humanitarian
immaculate
incorruptible
indolent
indorsed
innocuous
inoffensive
inviting
irreproachable
jolly
just
kind
kindhearted
kindly
laudable
law-abiding
legal
likable
likeable
limpid
lofty
loving
lulling
luscious
magnanimous
magnificent
manageable
meet
meritorious
mild
moral
narcotic
neat
nice
noble
nonobscene
ordered
orderly
pacifying
painless
palatable
peaceful
perfect
philanthropic
philanthropical
placid
pleasant
pleasing
pleasurable
polite
praiseworthy
priggish
prim
principled
proper
prudish
pure
purified
puritanical
quieting
rainless
reassuring
redoubtable
refined
relaxing
remedial
reputable
respectable
restorative
right
right-minded
righteous
safe
salubrious
salutary
sanctioned
satisfying
savory
savoury
scrupulous
sedative
seemly
serene
settling
shiny
simple
soothing
sparkling
spic-and-span
spick-and-span
sportsmanlike
sportsmanly
spotless
staid
stainless
sterile
straight
straightforward
straightlaced
straitlaced
suitable
sunny
sunshiny
sweet
sympathetic
taintless
tender
tenderhearted
tidy
tranquilizing
tranquillizing
ultraclean
unblemished
unclouded
uncomplicated
uncorrupted
undefiled
undemanding
unerring
unexceptionable
unimpeachable
unmalicious
unobjectionable
unpolluted
unproblematic
unsoiled
unspotted
unstained
unsullied
untainted
untouched
upright
venerable
virgin
virginal
virtuous
warm
warmhearted
welcome
whitened
wholesome
wonderful

Meanings of nasty

noun
1. Something nasty.
2. (preceded by "the") Sexual intercourse.
3. A video nasty.
adjective
1. Dirty, filthy.
2. Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
3. Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellent, offensive.
4. Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd.
5. Spiteful, unkind.
6. Awkward, difficult to navigate; dangerous.
7. Grave or dangerous (of an accident, illness etc.).
8. Formidable, terrific; wicked.

Example Sentences

She gave him a nasty look after he spilled coffee on her shirt.
The restaurant received a bad review due to its nasty food and rude staff.
He was known for his nasty habit of interrupting others during meetings.
The medicine had a nasty taste that lingered long after swallowing it.
The argument took a nasty turn when insults were exchanged between the two parties.

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