evil
Usage
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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
Some films cast the King of the Monsters as a protector unconsciously joining humanity – and occasionally, King Kong – to fend off some mammoth existential evil.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
But her fan-favorite turn as the voodoo-wielding evil Aunt Gladys in horror hit "Weapons" has made her a TikTok star -- and an Oscar winner for best supporting actress.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
Then it would start out with small disguised-as-almost-friendly-up-to-nothing-in-particular questions like, “What if Claire isn’t quite as completely evil and nasty as you thought, Ida B?”
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
