Evil — synonyms, evil antonyms, definition

1. evil (a)

amoral awful bad baleful baneful base beguiling black brutal cancerous corrupt corrupted corrupting crooked dark deadly depraved destructive detrimental devilish • • •

2. evil (Noun)

abomination abuse affliction annoyance badness bane baseness calamity cancer chance corruption crime curse danger depravity disaster dissipation dissolution evilness exposure • • • good

evil (Noun) — Morally objectionable behaviour.

evil (Noun) — That which causes harm, destruction or misfortune. ex. "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"

evil (Noun) — The quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice. ex. "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"

bad badness evildoing immorality transgression Four Horsemen balefulness devilry deviltry error foul play frailty irreverence maleficence malevolence malevolency malice malignance malignancy malignity mischief nefariousness perverseness perversity reprehensibility • • •

3. evil (Adjective)

malefic vicious good

evil (Adjective) — Morally bad or wrong. ex. "evil purposes" ex. "an evil influence" ex. "evil deeds"

evil (Adjective) — Having the nature of vice.

evil (Adjective) — Having or exerting a malignant influence.

evilness