evil

noun

Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.

Something which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief.

(obsolete) A malady or disease; especially in combination, as in king's evil, colt evil.

adjective

Intending to harm; malevolent.

Morally corrupt.

Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous.

(computing, programming, slang) Undesirable; harmful; bad practice.

Unpleasant, foul (of odor, taste, mood, weather, etc.).

(obsolete) Having harmful qualities; not good; worthless or deleterious.

adverb

(obsolete) injuriously, harmfully; in a damaging way.

(obsolete) badly, poorly; in an insufficient way.

(obsolete) wickedly, evilly, iniquitously

Synonyms for evil

evilnessn malevolentadj maleficadj wickednessn malignadj iniquityn viciousadj wickedadj maleficentadj villainousadj nefariousadj immoralityn maleficencen deviltryn evildoingn sinisteradj villainyn nefariousnessn vileadj

Synonyms & related words for evil

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of evil — including evilness, malevolent, malefic, wickedness, malign, iniquity. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to evil

Explore words related to evil — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include villainousness, diabolical, corruptive, reprehensibility, diabolic, devilishness, evilly, fiendish. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for evil

Common synonyms for evil include evilness, malevolent, malefic, wickedness, malign, iniquity, vicious, wicked — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.