Wickedness synonyms

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evil
That which causes harm, misfortune, or destruction:
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sinfulness
(Uncountable) The property of being sinful.
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depravity
Depravity is defined as immorality or evilness.
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blasphemy (related)
The act of reviling, ridiculing, or being disrespectful or irreverent of, by words or conduct, God, religion, a religious doctrine, a religious icon, or anything considered sacred. A crime under the common law if the blasphemy was directed towards Christianity or Christian doctrine and icons and is still a statutory crime (although rarely enforced) in many states.
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immorality
The definition of immorality is evil or bad character or behavior.
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perversion
The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
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deviltry
Extreme cruelty; wickedness.
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sin
(Theology) Deliberate disobedience to the known will of God.
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unrighteousness
The state of being unrighteous.
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vice
In old English morality plays, a character, often a buffoon, representing a vice or vice in general
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peccancy
(Rare) Faultiness, a state of being flawed.
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corruption
The state of being corrupt.
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villainousness
The state or condition of being villainous; wicked behaviour.
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crime
(Uncountable) The practice or habit of committing crimes.
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diablerie
Representation of devils or demons, as in paintings or fiction.
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evildoing
An evil or wicked act or behaviour, especially such a crime.
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wrongdoing
(Uncountable) Violation of standards of behavior.
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sliminess
The property of being slimy.
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vileness
The state of being vile
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nefariousness
The state or characteristic of being nefarious.
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atrocity
(Uncountable) The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.
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offense
Something that outrages moral sensibilities:
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bestiality
The quality or condition of being an animal or like an animal.
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lousiness
State or property of being lousy.
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wrong
Something that is immoral or not good.
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flagitiousness
The state or quality of being flagitious
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turpitude
A base act.
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right (related)
All or part of the right side
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loathsomeness
The property or nature that gives rise to revulsion, that inspires loathing.
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repulsiveness
The characteristic of being repulsive.
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ugliness
An unsightly or frightful object
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darkness
(Uncountable) The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.
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dark
(Uncountable) Ignorance.
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ingratitude (related)
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wretchedness (related)
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idolatry (related)
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unbelief (related)
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baseness (related)
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faithlessness (related)
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impiety (related)
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insolence (related)
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uncleanness (related)
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covetousness (related)
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ungodliness (related)
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flagrancy
The condition of being flagrant
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infamy
The quality of being infamous; great wickedness
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misdeed
That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
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clean (related)
Removal of dirt.
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Wickedness Sentence Examples

  • His own people despised him for his wickedness.

  • Pliny uses it similarly of the oath by which the Christians of Bithynia bound themselves at their solemn meetings not to commit any act of wickedness.

  • Roman literature, faithfully reflecting the sentiments of the aristocratic salons of the capital, while it almost canonized those who had been his victims, fully avenged their wrongs by painting Nero as a monster of wickedness.

  • His first refuge was in Wei, a part of the present Ho-nan, the marquis of which received him kindly; but he was a weak man, ruled by his wife, a woman notorious for her accomplishments and wickedness.

  • It was long an ordinary practice with pious writers to cite Bunyan as an instance of the supernatural power of divine grace to rescue the human soul from the lowest depths of wickedness.

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