vices

NOUN

bad habit; sin

Synonyms

STRONG

carnality corruption debasement debauchery decay degeneracy depravity evil evildoing ill immorality indecency iniquity lechery lewdness licentiousness looseness lubricity lust maleficence malignance offense perversion profligacy rot sensuality squalor transgression trespass venality wickedness wrong

WEAK

libidinousness

Antonyms

STRONG

chastity cleanness decency development good goodness growth happiness honor improvement kindness modesty morality obedience purity right virtue

WEAK

good point propriety strength

NOUN

weakness

Synonyms

STRONG

blemish defect demerit failing fault flaw foible frailty imperfection mar shortcoming

WEAK

weak point

Antonyms

STRONG

advantage perfection strength strong point

WEAK

good point propriety virtue

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Moral rot and vices similar to those Mr. Kessler discussed caused the empire to fall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

These vices will damage a growing portion of society.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

While it won’t kill you like some other vices, trying to quit this spiritually corrosive habit cold turkey is inadvisable.

From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2025

It starts from afar, has an animal with human characteristics as its protagonist - in this case a lion - with its vices and virtues.

From BBC ● May 31, 2025

He reminded me of the Big Boy at the Elias Brothers’ chain of restaurants, only older, coarsened and bloated by adult vices.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides