wickedness
State of sinfulness
Wickedness is the quality of being morally bad or evil.
The word carries weight—it suggests deliberate wrongdoing rather than mere mischief: The wickedness of the regime shocked the world.
In lighter contexts, wickedness can describe playful naughtiness or mischievous behavior: There was wickedness in her smile.
Threateningly suggestive of harm
- malevolentHarboring ill will
- nefariousExtremely evil or villainous
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- villainyCriminal or evil behavior
iniquity · vice · diabolical · fiendish · heinous · malice · demonic · satanic
Violation of law or code
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- viceBad habit or deputy
- sinfulnessMoral depravity condition
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
unrighteousness · wrongdoing · trespass · blasphemy · sacrilege · profanity · godlessness · corruption
Threateningly suggestive of harm
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
- ghoulishFascinated by death grotesquely
- shadowyObscured by darkness
eerie · haunting · spectral · diabolical · accursed · cursed · damned · hellish
Intent to cause harm
- spitefulnessMalicious desire to harm
- vindictivenessDisposition toward retaliation
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
sadism · heartlessness · callousness · ruthlessness · savagery · viciousness · mercilessness · barbarism
Mildly disobedient
- roguishMischievously charming
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- rascallyMischievously dishonest
- prankishFond of tricks
devilish · playful · sly · cheeky · misbehavior · troublemaking · shenanigans · hijinks
sinister
Threateningly suggestive of harm
- malevolentHarboring ill will
- nefariousExtremely evil or villainous
- depravityProfound moral corruption
villainy · iniquity · vice · diabolical · fiendish · heinous · malice · demonic · satanic · unholy
transgression
Violation of law or code
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- viceBad habit or deputy
- sinfulnessMoral depravity condition
immorality · unrighteousness · wrongdoing · trespass · blasphemy · sacrilege · profanity · godlessness · corruption · temptation
sinister
Threateningly suggestive of harm
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
- ghoulishFascinated by death grotesquely
shadowy · eerie · haunting · spectral · diabolical · accursed · cursed · damned · hellish · infernal
malice
Intent to cause harm
- spitefulnessMalicious desire to harm
- vindictivenessDisposition toward retaliation
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
brutality · sadism · heartlessness · callousness · ruthlessness · savagery · viciousness · mercilessness · barbarism · inhumanity
naughty
Mildly disobedient
prankish · devilish · playful · sly · cheeky · misbehavior · troublemaking · shenanigans · hijinks · scampish
- crueltycruelty, brutality, inhumanity, viciousness, ruthlessness
- sinoriginal sin, mortal sin, venial sin, deadly sins, seven deadly sins
- moralitymoral, moral values, immoral, moral principles, moral code
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- dangersdanger, peril, hazard, risk, menace
- dark sideinner demons, shadow self, dark thoughts, inner demon, secret self
wickednessgoodness
Moral excellence
righteousness · virtue · morality · virtuousness · uprightness
wickednessholiness
Sacred spiritual purity
godliness · saintliness · piety · sanctity · purity
wickednessbenevolence
Disposition toward doing good
kindness · innocence · charity · compassion · gentleness