TORTIOUS Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word tortious. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for TORTIOUS
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wrongful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having no legally established claim • unlawfully violating the rights of others • not just or fair | ||||||||
criminal | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime adjective satellite • bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure • guilty of crime or serious offense • involving or being or having the nature of a crime | ||||||||
culpable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious | ||||||||
delinquent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a young offender adjective satellite • guilty of a misdeed • failing in what duty requires • past due; not paid at the scheduled time | ||||||||
fraudulent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • involving deception | ||||||||
illegal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules | ||||||||
illicit | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention adjective satellite • contrary to or forbidden by law | ||||||||
immoral | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong adjective satellite • not adhering to ethical or moral principles | ||||||||
nefarious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • extremely wicked | ||||||||
unlawful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law adjective satellite • not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention • not morally right or permissible • having no legally established claim • contrary to or forbidden by law |