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Villainy synonyms
vĭl'ə-nē
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depravity
A depraved act or condition.
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  1. A depraved act or condition.
  2. A depraved condition; corruption; wickedness
  3. Moral corruption or degradation.
knavery
Dishonest or crafty dealing.
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  1. Dishonest or crafty dealing.
  2. Behavior or an act characteristic of a knave; rascality; dishonesty
  3. Deceit, an unprincipled action.
corruptness
The state of being corrupt.
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  1. The state of being corrupt.
bestiality
Sexual relations between a person and an animal
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  1. Sexual relations between a person and an animal
  2. Sexual relations between a human and an animal.
  3. Conduct or an action marked by depravity or brutality.
corruption
The act or process of corrupting.
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  1. The act or process of corrupting.
  2. Something corrupted, as an improperly altered word or text
  3. The act or fact of making, becoming, or being corrupt
depravity
A depraved act or practice
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  1. A depraved act or practice
  2. A depraved condition; corruption; wickedness
  3. Moral corruption or degradation.
flagitiousness
The state or quality of being flagitious
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  1. The state or quality of being flagitious
immorality
The quality or condition of being immoral.
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  1. The quality or condition of being immoral.
  2. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being immoral; vice.
  3. An immoral act or practice; vice
perversion
Something perverted; abnormal form
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  1. Something perverted; abnormal form
  2. A sexual practice or act considered abnormal or deviant.
  3. Any of various sexual acts or practices deviating from what is considered normal; sexual deviation
turpitude
An instance of this
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  1. An instance of this
  2. A base act.
  3. Depravity; baseness.
vice
A character representing generalized or particular vice in English morality plays.
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  1. A character representing generalized or particular vice in English morality plays.
  2. A slight personal failing; a foible:
  3. (Brit.) vise
villainousness
The state or condition of being villainous; wicked behaviour.
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  1. The state or condition of being villainous; wicked behaviour.
wickedness
A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.
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  1. A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.
  2. The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
Find another word for villainy. In this page you can discover 16 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for villainy, like: depravity, knavery, corruptness, wickedness, evil, bestiality, corruption, depravity, flagitiousness, immorality and perversion.

Sentence Examples

  • The situations created by this strange combination of honest diplomacy and secret villainy are described by Priscus with real dramatic power.

  • If heroes could so debase themselves, can we wonder if men who were not heroes lent themselves to every sort of villainy ?

  • Knox does not seem to have known beforehand of Rizzio's "slaughter," which had been intended to be a semi-judicial act; but soon after it he records that "that vile knave Davie was justly punished, for abusing of the commonwealth, and for other villainy which we list not to express."

  • One of the Rivayato relates further: " After the villainy of Alexander, an assemblage of several high-priests brought together the Avesta from various places, and made a collection which included the sacred Yasna, Vispered, Vendidad and other scraps of the Avesta."

  • treachery of a surprising white devil, Shakespeare challenges his audiences to spot the true color of villainy.

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