Antonyms of adj flagitious

2 senses of flagitious

Sense 1
flagitious, heinous -- (extremely wicked, deeply criminal; "a flagitious crime"; "heinous accusations")

INDIRECT (VIA wicked) -> virtuous -- (morally excellent)

Sense 2
atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous -- (shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit")

INDIRECT (VIA evil) -> good -- (morally admirable)

Similarity of adj flagitious

2 senses of flagitious

Sense 1
flagitious, heinous -- (extremely wicked, deeply criminal; "a flagitious crime"; "heinous accusations")
       => wicked (vs. virtuous) -- (morally bad in principle or practice)

Sense 2
atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous -- (shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit")
       => evil (vs. good) -- (morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds")

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