most evil

ADJECTIVE

sinful, immoral

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bad corrupt destructive hateful heinous hideous malevolent malicious nefarious ugly unpleasant vicious vile villainous wicked

STRONG

base foul low offensive poison reprobate wrong

WEAK

angry atrocious baneful beastly calamitous damnable depraved disastrous execrable flagitious harmful iniquitous injurious loathsome maleficent malignant no good obscene pernicious rancorous repugnant repulsive revolting spiteful stinking unpropitious wrathful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable aiding assisting attractive beautiful benevolent decent delightful friendly gentle good helpful honest honorable kind lovely nice pleasant pleasing right upright virtuous wonderful worthy

STRONG

moral

WEAK

auspicious sinless

Example Sentences

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Ring is one of the most evil companies in the world.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

Perhaps most evil are the acquisitions of hospitals for the sole purpose of bankrupting them and selling off assets to line someone else’s pockets.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

Did we lose this most evil of lotteries?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

"It sometime has a rider on it. It's considered to be the most evil demon in Scotland. It's a big part of Orcadian folklore and it's my favourite. Nessie has been done to death".

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2023

“What was there to be gained by fighting the most evil wizard who has ever existed?” said Black, with a terribly fury in his face.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling