When asked in early 2016 to describe then presidential candidate Hillary Clinton using only one word President Donald Trump said "evil."

More than a year later, "evil" is also among the words Americans say first comes to mind when thinking of the president, according to the latest Quinnipiac University National Poll.

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The survey asked participants, "What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of Donald Trump?"

If the president had to describe the results in one word he'd probably say "sad!"

Click through the top 25 words US voters used to describe Trump:



25 PHOTOS Top 25 words that come to mind for Trump: Quinnipiac poll See Gallery Top 25 words that come to mind for Trump: Quinnipiac poll "Bigot" -- 8 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) "American" -- 8 (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) "Racist" -- 9 (Photo credit MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) "Dishonest" -- 9 (Photo by Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images) "Clown" -- 9 (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) "Great" -- 10 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) "Disgusting" -- 10 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) "Successful" -- 11 (Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo - Pool/Getty Images) "Narcissist" -- 11 (Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images) "Business" -- 11 (Photo credit NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) "Bully" -- 11 (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) "Trying" -- 12 (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) "Arrogant" -- 12 (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images) "Stupid" -- 13 (Photo by: Adam Jeffery/CNBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) "A--hole" -- 13 (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) "Egotistical" -- 15 (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) "Ignorant" -- 16 (Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo - Pool/Getty Images) "Businessman" -- 18 (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) "Strong" -- 21 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) "President" -- 22 (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) "Unqualified" -- 25 (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) "Leader" -- 25 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) "Liar" -- 30 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) "Incompetent" -- 31 (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) "Idiot" -- 39 (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Up Next See Gallery Discover More Like This HIDE CAPTION SHOW CAPTION of SEE ALL BACK TO SLIDE

"Idiot" was the most popular response. With the vast majority of words submitted were negative -- including "liar," "unqualified," "a**hole," "stupid," "narcissist," "bigot," "disaster," "crazy," and "buffoon."

Not all the responses were bad for the president. "Strong" made the list and "leader" cracked the top 5 -- but so did "incompetent."

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Some respondents simply said "trying" came to mind.