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nefarious

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore N words

extremely wicked or villainous

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Nefarious in a sentence

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The detective uncovered a nefarious scheme to defraud elderly investors.

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Antonyms
virtuoushonorablebenevolent
Common questions

Questions about “nefarious

Nefarious (adjective) means extremely wicked or villainous
Here is nefarious used in an example sentence: "The detective uncovered a nefarious scheme to defraud elderly investors."
Common synonyms for nefarious include heinous, iniquitous, vile.
Antonyms of nefarious include virtuous, honorable, benevolent.
Nefarious is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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