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evil

/ˈiːvəl/noun, adjective2 syllables

Evil means: morally bad or wrong.

Synonyms for evil46

noun, as in morally objectionable behavior

immorality, wickedness, iniquity

noun, as in the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice

evilness

adjective, as in morally bad or wrong

atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous, bad, black, dark, sinister, corruptive, perversive, pestiferous, demonic, diabolic, diabolical
and 10 more, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy, despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy

adjective, as in having or exerting a malignant influence

malefic, malevolent, malign, maleficent

adjective, as in having the nature of vice

vicious, wicked

also used for evil

nefarious, malicious, abandoned, arrant, bad apple, bad seed, baleful, scurrilous, baneful, base, black-hearted, enormity

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of evil

good

What does evil mean?5

adjective

1

morally bad or wrong“evil purposes”

2

having or exerting a malignant influence“malevolent stars”

3

having the nature of vice

noun

1

morally objectionable behavior

2

the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice“attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with evil?3

three syllables

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Evil in a sentence

  • With this talisman, you can ward off any and all evil spirits.darinmex
  • Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.Scott
  • And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.unknown
  • As long as good people do nothing, evil will triumph.CM
  • The path to evil may bring great power, but not loyalty.dimitris
  • If you give evil, you will receive evil.dafp
  • It's not an evil idea, but it is a bad one.AlanF_US
  • Where will we end up, seeing as the world is full of evil people?MethodGT

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of evil

as a noun

plural
evils

as a adjective

comparative
eviller
superlative
evillest