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heinous
utterly wicked or shockingly evil
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Questions about “heinous”
Heinous (adjective) means utterly wicked or shockingly evil
Here is heinous used in an example sentence: "The court reserved its harshest penalties for the most heinous crimes."
Common synonyms for heinous include atrocious, monstrous, abominable, odious.
Antonyms of heinous include admirable, honorable, benign.
Heinous is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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