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evil > 7 senses
ADJECTIVE1evil, wickedMorally bad or wrong
2evil, depraved, viciousHaving the nature of vice
3evil, harmful, injuriousTending to cause great harm
4evil, malefic, malevolent, malignHaving or exerting a malignant influence
NOUN1evil, immorality, wickedness, iniquityMorally objectionable behavior
2evilThat which causes harm or destruction or misfortune
3evil, evilnessThe quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
evil > pronunciation
Soundsiy'vahl
Rhymesabdominal, Abel, able, and 2059 more rhymes in ahl at the HyperDic website...
evil > adjective 1
MeaningMorally bad or wrong.
Examples"evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
Synonymswicked
Attribute ofevil, evilness
Similaratrocious, flagitious, grievous, heinous, monstrous; bad, immoral; black, dark, sinister; corruptive, perversive, pestiferous; demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy; despicable, ugly, vile, unworthy; devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistophelean; evil-minded
See alsobad; infernal; immoral; offensive; wrong; unrighteous; wicked
Contrarygood
Adverbsevilly
evil > adjective 2
MeaningHaving the nature of vice.
Synonymsdepraved, vicious
Similar towicked
evil > adjective 3
MeaningTending to cause great harm.
Synonymsharmful, injurious
Similar tomalign
evil > adjective 4
MeaningHaving or exerting a malignant influence.
Synonymsmalefic, malevolent, malign
Similar tomaleficent
evil > noun 1, act
MeaningMorally objectionable behavior.
Synonymsimmorality, wickedness, iniquity
Narrowerdeviltry, devilry; foul play; irreverence, violation; sexual immorality
Broadertransgression, evildoing
evil > noun 2, attribute
MeaningThat which causes harm or destruction or misfortune.
Examples"the evil that men do lives after them
NarrowerFour Horsemen
Broaderbad, badness
evil > noun 3, attribute
MeaningThe quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice.
Examples"attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"
Synonymsevilness
Attributesevil, wicked
Narrowermalevolence, malevolency, malice; malignity, malignancy, malignance; maleficence, mischief, balefulness; worst; nefariousness, wickedness, vileness; reprehensibility; villainy, villainousness; perversity; error, wrongdoing; frailty, vice
Broaderimmorality
Contrarygood, goodness

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