Antonyms of adj wicked

5 senses of wicked

Sense 1
wicked (vs. virtuous) -- (morally bad in principle or practice)

virtuous (vs. wicked) -- (morally excellent)
        => impeccable -- (not capable of sin)
        => impeccant, innocent, sinless -- (free from sin)

Sense 2
sinful, unholy, wicked -- (having committed unrighteous acts; "a sinful person")

INDIRECT (VIA unrighteous) -> righteous -- (characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16)

Sense 3
severe, terrible, wicked -- (intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough")

INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild -- (moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism")

Sense 4
arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked -- (naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank")

INDIRECT (VIA playful) -> unplayful, serious, sober -- (completely lacking in playfulness)

Sense 5
disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky -- (highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench")

INDIRECT (VIA offensive) -> inoffensive -- (giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing inoffensive stimulant")

Similarity of adj wicked

5 senses of wicked

Sense 1
wicked (vs. virtuous) -- (morally bad in principle or practice)
       => evil, vicious -- (having the nature of vice)
       => heavy -- ((of an actor or role) being or playing the villain; "Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'")
       => flagitious, heinous -- (extremely wicked, deeply criminal; "a flagitious crime"; "heinous accusations")
       => iniquitous, sinful, ungodly -- (characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin; "iniquitous deeds"; "he said it was sinful to wear lipstick"; "ungodly acts")
       => irreclaimable, irredeemable, unredeemable, unreformable -- (insusceptible of reform; "vicious irreclaimable boys"; "irredeemable sinners")
       => nefarious, villainous -- (extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves")
       => peccable, peccant -- (liable to sin; "a frail and peccable mortal"- Sir Walter Scott)
          Also See-> evil#1; immoral#1; impious#1; unrighteous#1; wrong#2

Sense 2
sinful, unholy, wicked -- (having committed unrighteous acts; "a sinful person")
       => unrighteous (vs. righteous) -- (not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law")

Sense 3
severe, terrible, wicked -- (intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough")
       => intense (vs. mild) -- (possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense")

Sense 4
arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked -- (naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank")
       => playful (vs. unplayful) -- (full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school")

Sense 5
disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky -- (highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench")
       => offensive (vs. inoffensive) -- (unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors")

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