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 evil was not merely that searches occurred but that the government treated entire populations as searchable first and innocent later.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
“Of course, their evil will diminish,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
His evil is on a much smaller scale, and so is his vision.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
But she insisted the government "will do everything in our power to rid society of the evil of antisemitism", noting an earlier announcement increasing funding for policing and security around Jewish sites.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
I know that if I don’t say Papa too, it will be like casting the evil eye on him, wishing for something bad to happen to him.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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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