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Detailed Synonyms for evil in English

evil:

evil [the ~] noun

  1. the evil
    the accident; the disaster; the adversity; the misery; the misfortune; the tribulation; the calamity; the trouble; the destitution; the bad luck; the squalor; the misère; the reverse; the evil
  2. the evil
    – morally objectionable behavior 1
    the evil; the iniquity; the wickedness; the immorality
    – morally objectionable behavior 1
  3. the evil
    – the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice 1
    the evil; the evilness
    – the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice 1
    • evil [the ~] noun
      • attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world1
    • evilness [the ~] noun
  4. the evil
    – that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune 1
    the evil
    – that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune 1
    • evil [the ~] noun
      • the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones1

evil

  1. evil

evil adj

  1. evil
    – having or exerting a malignant influence 1
    evil; malign; malevolent; malefic
    – having or exerting a malignant influence 1
  2. evil
    – morally bad or wrong 1
    evil
    – morally bad or wrong 1
    • evil adj
      • evil purposes1
      • an evil influence1
      • evil deeds1
  3. evil
    – having the nature of vice 1
    vicious; evil
    – having the nature of vice 1

Related Words for "evil":

  • evilness, evils, eviler, evilest, evilly

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Related Definitions for "evil":

  1. having or exerting a malignant influence1
  2. morally bad or wrong1
    • evil purposes1
    • an evil influence1
    • evil deeds1
  3. having the nature of vice1
  4. morally objectionable behavior1
  5. the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice1
    • attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world1
  6. that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune1
    • the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones1

Related Synonyms for evil