The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CRUEL which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Vicious crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CRUEL | 29 % | 5 |
| NASTY | 24 % | 5 |
| MEAN | 14 % | 4 |
| SAVAGE | 10 % | 6 |
| EVIL | 10 % | 4 |
| ACID | 5 % | 4 |
| BRUTAL | 5 % | 6 |
| SADISTIC | 5 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Vicious
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- brutal
- barbarous
- wicked
- depraved
- malevolent
- malicious
- evil
- savage
- cruel
- inhumane
- fell
- roughshod
Crossword Answer definitions
CRUEL verb- To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)
- To violently provoke (a child) in the belief that this will make them more assertive.
- Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
- Harsh; severe.
- Cool; awesome; neat.
- To a great degree; terribly.
- Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result CRUEL
- Ruthless
- Unusual's partner?
- Merciless
- Merciless (5)
- Like Ms. deVille
- Draconian
- Sadistic
- Like de Sade
- Like the Murdstones in "David Copperfield"
- Like Simon Legree
More clues leading to the result NASTY
- Malicious
- Painful
- Particularly unpleasant
- Bitter
- Foul-smelling
- Not at all nice
- Mean-spirited
- Foul-tasking
- Vile
- Janet Jackson, 1986
More clues leading to the result MEAN
- Average
- Cruel
- Intend
- Like football's Joe Greene
- Low-down and nasty
- Greenwich __ time
- Nasty
- __-spirited
- Low-down
- Downright nasty
More clues leading to the result SAVAGE
- Barbaric
- Brute
- Wild
- Wild thing
- Fred of "The Wonder Years"
- Beastly
- The Stranger columnist Dan
- Uncultivated
- Vicious
- Ferocious
More clues leading to the result EVIL
- Agatha Christie's "___ Under the Sun"
- Beyond bad
- Dark forces
- Doctor opposing Austin Powers
- Like Lucifer
- Like some spirits
- Mean business
- Satanic
- Sinister
- Wicked
More clues leading to the result ACID
- Amino, boric, or citric
- Etcher's need
- Litmus reddener
- Nitric or sulfuric
- Bitter
- Etching fluid
- Kind of test
- Tangy
- Test type
- Word with rock or rain
More clues leading to the result BRUTAL
- Beastly
- More than just harsh
- Taxing
- Harsh-plus
- Merciless
- Painful, as honesty
- Awfully cruel
- Savage
- Savage.
- Cruel.