vile
Extremely unpleasant or nasty.
vile in a sentence
- 'Calling people names is a vile way to behave,' warned Mr Cole.
- The potion in the story tasted vile, like rotten eggs stirred into pond water.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to vile?
- Anasty
- Blovely
- Cnice
- Dpleasant
Show the answer
A: nasty. The other three mean the opposite of vile.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to vile?
- Apleasant
- Bfoul
- Cnasty
- Dhorrid
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A: pleasant. The other three mean nearly the same as vile.
Words that mean something similar
nasty, foul, horrid
Words that mean the opposite
pleasant, lovely, nice
More words about behaviour & manners
- volatile: Likely to change suddenly, often for the worse.
- wary: Careful because you sense there might be danger.
- wasteful: Using more of something than you need, so some of it is thrown away or lost.
- wayward: Behaving badly and hard to control.
- wholesome: Good for you and healthy.
- yield: To give in and stop fighting, or to produce something like crops.
- adhere: To stick firmly to something, or to follow a rule closely.
- admirable: So good that people look up to it and praise it.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test