All invidious synonyms
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I i adj invidious
- hateful — arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
- abominable — Something that is abominable is very unpleasant or bad.
- defamatory — Speech or writing that is defamatory is likely to damage someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
- detestable — If you say that someone or something is detestable, you mean you dislike them very much.
- discriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
- green-eyed — jealous; envious; distrustful.
- jealous — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
- libelous — containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously defamatory.
- obnoxious — highly objectionable or offensive; odious: obnoxious behavior.
- odious — deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.
- offensive — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
- repugnant — distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.
- scandalous — disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- slanderous — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- slighting — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- undesirable — not desirable or attractive; objectionable: undesirable qualities.
- calumnious — of or using calumny
- detractive — tending or seeking to detract.
- detracting — to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from).
- maligning — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
adjective invidious
- unenviable — worthy of envy; very desirable: an enviable position.
- unpleasant — not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive: an unpleasant taste; an unpleasant situation; an unpleasant manner.
- impossible — not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc.
- unfair — not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.
- tricky — given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily.
- horrible — causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- difficult — not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
- awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- insulting — giving or causing insult; characterized by affronting rudeness, insolence, etc.
- spiteful — full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous: a spiteful child.
- malevolent — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- detractory — (now rare) That detracts from something; disparaging, depreciatory.
- envious — Feeling or showing envy.
- envying — Present participle of envy.
- libellous — containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously defamatory.