iniquity
Deep moral corruption
Iniquity is wickedness or gross injustice—sin of a serious, morally corrupt nature.
The word carries biblical weight, often appearing in religious contexts: a den of iniquity, the iniquity of slavery.
It suggests not mere wrongdoing but deep moral corruption or systematic evil.
The plural iniquities refers to specific wicked acts: He was punished for his iniquities.
Violation of law or code
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
ungodliness · profanity · impurity · sacrilege · godlessness · irreligion · reprobation · turpitude
Punishable illegal act
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- misdeedImmoral or illegal act
malfeasance · criminality · villainy · evildoing · lawlessness · infraction · violation · sin
Extreme indulgence in vices
- licentiousnessExcessive disregard for morality
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
lechery · intemperance · moral decay · degeneracy · perversion · wantonness · carnality · hedonism
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- extortionObtaining through threats
- graftIllicit political gain
nepotism · cronyism · money laundering · racketeering · profiteering · collusion · malfeasance · misappropriation
Unjust exercise of power
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
abuse of power · victimization · cruelty · mistreatment · violation · grievance · harm · wrong
transgression
Violation of law or code
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- evilProfound moral wickedness
blasphemy · ungodliness · profanity · impurity · sacrilege · godlessness · irreligion · reprobation · turpitude · moral corruption
crime
Punishable illegal act
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- misconductImproper professional behavior
misdeed · malfeasance · criminality · villainy · evildoing · lawlessness · infraction · violation · sin · fault
debauchery
Extreme indulgence in vices
- licentiousnessExcessive disregard for morality
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
decadence · lechery · intemperance · moral decay · degeneracy · perversion · wantonness · carnality · hedonism · indulgence
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- extortionObtaining through threats
graft · nepotism · cronyism · money laundering · racketeering · profiteering · collusion · malfeasance · misappropriation · abuse of office
oppression
Unjust exercise of power
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
tyranny · abuse of power · victimization · cruelty · mistreatment · violation · grievance · harm · wrong · injury
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- vicesgreed, envy, lust, gluttony, vanity
- Biblical Englishthou, thee, thy, thine, ye
- deviancedeviance, perversion, perversity, aberration, abnormality
- immoralityvice, wickedness, depravity, sinfulness, debauchery
- sinoriginal sin, mortal sin, venial sin, deadly sins, seven deadly sins
iniquityrighteousness
Moral correctness or virtue
virtue · goodness · morality · integrity · uprightness
- den of iniquityPlace of moral corruption