villainies
Acts of depravity
Villainies is the plural of villainy—wicked or criminal acts, especially those suggesting theatrical evil or elaborate wrongdoing.
The word carries a literary flavor, evoking melodrama and scheming: The king's villainies were finally exposed, a long history of villainies against the common people.
Moral corruption or evil
- malevolenceActive ill will
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- heinousnessExtreme moral reprehensibility
nefariousness · atrocity · abomination · monstrousness · fiendishness · diabolism · sinfulness · immorality
Breaking of trust
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- double-crossingBetraying someone's trust
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
- treasonBetraying one's nation
sedition · sabotage · conspiracy · duplicity · disloyalty · intrigue · subterfuge · espionage
Unlawful taking of property
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
assault · larceny · vandalism · forgery · smuggling · looting · hijacking · poaching
Corrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
cronyism · profiteering · misappropriation · skimming · racketeering · fraud · extortion · sleaze
wickedness
Moral corruption or evil
- malevolenceActive ill will
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
heinousness · nefariousness · atrocity · abomination · monstrousness · fiendishness · diabolism · sinfulness · immorality · baseness
betrayal
Breaking of trust
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- double-crossingBetraying someone's trust
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
treason · sedition · sabotage · conspiracy · duplicity · disloyalty · intrigue · subterfuge · espionage · scheming
theft
Unlawful taking of property
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
kidnapping · assault · larceny · vandalism · forgery · smuggling · looting · hijacking · poaching · mugging
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
nepotism · cronyism · profiteering · misappropriation · skimming · racketeering · fraud · extortion · sleaze · swindling
villainiesheroics
Bold dramatic actions
virtues · good deeds · righteousness · heroism · saintliness
villainiesbenefactions
Charitable donations or gifts
charities · philanthropies · services · generosities · rescues
villainieskindnesses
Benevolent acts toward others
benevolences · charities · mercies · compassions · generosities