evil
Usage
What are other ways to say evil?
Evil applies to that which violates or leads to the violation of moral law: evil practices. Ill now appears mainly in certain fixed expressions, with a milder implication than that in evil: ill will; ill-natured. Wicked implies willful and determined doing of what is very wrong: a wicked plan. Bad is the broadest and simplest term: a bad man; bad habits.
Example Sentences
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The most common backstory is that Adora was kidnapped by Hordak as an infant and raised on the planet Etheria as a member of his Evil Horde.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Records show that the property was purchased via a trust managed by an accounting firm located in the same office as Plaza’s production company, Evil Hag Productions.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
Bruce Campbell, “The Evil Dead” actor who is a staple at fan conventions, says he will be taking his foot off the gas for a while as he gets treatment for an unspecified cancer.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
Pokopia currently has an overall rating of 88 out of 100 on review aggregator site Metacritic, making it the best-reviewed title of 2026 so far, alongside horror game Resident Evil and off-the-wall indie game Mewgenics.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
Evil was something young William could imagine all too vividly.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Vocabulary lists containing evil
Bush's Address on 9/11
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"Frankenstein" and "How Frankenstein Began"
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"The Flying Machine" by Ray Bradbury
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