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 was fascinated not only by the science behind them, but by the profilers themselves, and the effects their proximity to evil had on their well-being.
From Los Angeles Times
The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, gave rise to many evils.
From Salon
Racked with torment over her proximity to evil, Hilda makes a desperate confession to a Catholic priest, who happens to be a New Englander.
Though the Salem witch trials were 150 years past, in remote areas like Hydesville, belief in sorcery and evil held fast.
From Literature
“Until all you care about is yourself and the mirror. It makes humans twisted and evil.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
