Insidious and Wicked

Insidious

Insidious adjective - Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way.

Wicked and insidious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wicked" instead an adjective "Insidious".

Nearby Word: insidiously

Wicked

Wicked adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Usage example: the contention that prostitution is not a victimless crime but a wicked assault on family values

Insidious and wicked are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Insidious" instead an adjective "Wicked".

Nearby Words: wickedness, wickedly, wicker, wick
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