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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“He had an evil side to him,” Huerta told ABC News.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
“They think we’re these evil business owners,” she said, shuddering.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Dahl made his fortune by tapping into the delight children take in being frightened, conjuring worlds where evil lurks, often in human form.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
"All I can say is keep your head up, keep believing in the right things, keep acting in the right way, and in the end... good triumphs over evil."
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
There was genuine evil in the world, he argued.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
