'Iniquitous' definitions:
Definition of 'iniquitous'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Iniquitous'
From: GCIDE
- Iniquitous \In*iq"ui*tous\, a. [From Iniquity.] Characterized by iniquity; unjust; wicked; as, an iniquitous bargain; an iniquitous proceeding. [1913 Webster]
- Demagogues . . . bribed to this iniquitous service. --Burke.
- Syn: Wicked; wrong; unjust; unrighteous; nefarious; criminal.
- Usage: Iniquitous, Wicked, Nefarious. Wicked is the generic term. Iniquitous is stronger, denoting a violation of the rights of others, usually by fraud or circumvention. Nefarious is still stronger, implying a breach of the most sacred obligations, and points more directly to the intrinsic badness of the deed. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'iniquitous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abominable,
- arrant,
- atrocious,
- bad,
- baleful,
- base,
- bitchy,
- black,
- blamable,
- blameworthy,
- criminal,
- cussed,
- damnable,
- dark,
- disgraceful,
- evil,
- evildoing,
- execrable,
- felonious,
- flagitious,
- flagrant,
- foul,
- harmful,
- hateful,
- heinous,
- illegal,
- immoral,
- improper,
- inequitable,
- infamous,
- invidious,
- knavish,
- low,
- malefactory,
- malefic,
- maleficent,
- malfeasant,
- malicious,
- malign,
- malignant,
- mean,
- monstrous,
- nasty,
- naughty,
- nefarious,
- noxious,
- ornery,
- peccant,
- rank,
- reprehensible,
- reprobate,
- scandalous,
- shameful,
- sinful,
- unbalanced,
- undeserved,
- undue,
- unequal,
- unequitable,
- uneven,
- unforgivable,
- unjust,
- unlawful,
- unmeet,
- unmerited,
- unpardonable,
- unrightful,
- unspeakable,
- unworthy,
- vicious,
- vile,
- villainous,
- wicked,
- wrong,
- wrongdoing,
- wrongful