What does nefarious mean?

nefarious means "extremely wicked".

How many syllables are in nefarious?

nefarious has 4 syllables: ne-far-i-ous. The stress falls on "far". In IPA it is /nəˈfɛɹiəs/.

What is another word for nefarious?

Close synonyms include villainous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nefarious a common word?

nefarious is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Nefarious — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
extremely wicked
“nefarious schemes”
“a villainous plot”
“a villainous band of thieves”
Synonymsvillainous
Similarwicked

Questions about nefarious

What does nefarious mean?: nefarious means "extremely wicked".
How many syllables are in nefarious?: nefarious has 4 syllables: ne-far-i-ous. The stress falls on "far". In IPA it is /nəˈfɛɹiəs/.
What is another word for nefarious?: Close synonyms include villainous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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