Hotwords 11-15

baneful

baneful

causing ruin; harmful; pernicious

deleterious

harmful to one’s health or overall welfare; pernicious

detrimental

harmful

devious

dishonest or deceptive; tricky

iniquitous

showing a lack of fairness; wicked; vicious

malicious

intending to hurt or harm another; spiteful

nefarious

very mean and wicked

odious

loathsome; evil; revolting in a disgusting way

ominous

pertaining to an evil omen; foreboding

pernicious

very destructive or harmful, usually in an inconspicuous and relentless way

rancorous

deeply hateful or spiteful; malicious

virulent

extremely poisonous; deadly; full of spite hatred

berate

to rebuke or scold in a harsh tone

carp

to find fault; to be critical

castigate

to scold or punish severely

censure

to criticize strongly

chastise

to punish or scold harshly

depreceate

to show mild disapproval

deride

to ridicule or make fun of; to scoff at

impugn

to oppose or attack someone or something as false or refutable

rebuff

to snub; to bluntly refuse

rebuke

to reprimand or scold sharply

reprove

to speak to in a disapproving manner; to scold

upbraid

to chide; to scold bitterly

aloof

uninterested; showing no concern; emotionally removed or distant

apathetic

indifferent; showing no care, interest, or concern; lacking emotion

detached

aloof; indifferent

impassive

lacking emotion or drive

indifferent

apathetic; showing little or no concern or care

listless

lacking interest in something usually because of illness

nonchalant

casual and indifferent; not showing any great concern or worry about anything

plegmatic

hard to get excited or emotional

remote

emotionally distant and disinterested; aloof; uninvolved; distant, far away

stoical

lacking emotion or not showing any emotion

indolent

lazy; not wanting to do any work

languor

a weak or lifeless feeling

lassitude

a tired feeling, usually resulting from depression or too much work

lethargic

having little or no energy

sedentary

having to do with sitting around a lot

sluggish

slow and lazy

soporific

sleep-inducing; sleepy

stagnant

lacking movement or energy

torpid

lacking energy; relating to inactivity;

feeling sluggish

compliant

yielding, submissive

fawning

gaining the favor of another by acting overly kind or by flattery

obsequious

obeying or performing a service for someone in an overly attentive manner

servile

slave-like; very humble and submissive

slavish

slave-like; overly humble; involving very hard work

submissive

voluntarily obeying another; humble

subordinate

inferior; lower in rank or status

subservient

obedient; obsequious

sycophant

a self-server who tries to gain the favor of others through the use of flattery or by being overly attentive

toady

a flatterer; a sycophant