Obnoxious
Obnoxious adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: an obnoxious law that was widely flouted and engendered a whole new level of criminal activity
Vile is a synonym for obnoxious in good topic. In some cases you can use "Vile" instead an adjective "Obnoxious", when it comes to topics like loathsome, disgusting, odious, repugnant.
Nearby Word: obnoxiously
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Anti-Hero: Master Shake is one of the most vile, lazy, obnoxious "heroes" to ever walk the face of the Earth... and he's supposedly team leader.
- On WKRP in Cincinnati, a well-paying job requires Johnny Fever to play an obnoxious, boisterous host of a televised disco dance show, to the point he actually does begin to lose himself, and becomes frightened this vile character will become him.
Source: Lost in Character
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